9 Testing with Zodiac Diagnostic or Clinical - Stand-Alone
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MADSEN Zodiac
Starting the test
1.
Press the
Tymp
button. Verify that only the
Tymp
button is selected.
2.
Place the probe in the patient’s ear.
3.
Ask the patient to sit very still and quiet during the test, without moving
head or jaw.
Quick Check
probe:
–
The test starts automatically when seal is achieved in the ear canal.
Diagnostic probe:
–
Press the
Start/Stop
button on the device or the
Start/Stop
button
on the probe control pad on the shoulder strap.
With the diagnostic probe you can also use automatic start: Press
the
Start/Stop
button before placing the probe in the patient’s ear.
The test progresses as follows:
–
The pump increases the pressure to the set value, and the sweep starts.
–
The admittance for each pressure point is plotted out on the screen and forms the tympanogram curve.
Stopping the test
1.
If the patient shows discomfort during the test, press the
Start/Stop
button on the device or the
Start/Stop
button on the probe control
pad on the shoulder strap.
2.
The test stops and the pump pressure is relieved immediately. Any
measured results are stored when a measurement is stopped.
Making additional tympanograms
1.
To make a new sweep, press the
Start/Stop
button.
To overwrite a tympanogram, use the dial or the soft-buttons
Previous Curve
or
Next Curve
to select the curve to
overwrite.
When you have finished testing one ear, switch ears, if needed.
Viewing and managing test results
2.
To view tympanometry results, see
The Tympanometry screen 51
.
3.
When you have finished testing, see
Managing test results in Madsen Zodiac 107
.
