12 Testing with Zodiac Diagnostic or Clinical - PC-based
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MADSEN Zodiac
The default setup available in the tympanometry test is designed for any of the tympanometry tests you can
perform. Adjust the settings to suit your purposes.
Preparing for testing
1.
Do as described in
Preparing for testing
►
37
.
2.
If contralateral stimulation is used in the test, make sure that both the ipsilateral probe and the contralateral phone
are in place before you start the measurement.
3.
Ask the patient to sit very still and quiet during the test, without moving head or jaw.
4.
If needed, toggle the
Ear Selector
to select the ear on which you wish to start the test.
Activating the probe
If the probe is not activated (the probe light is not lit), activate the probe:
•
The diagnostic probe: Press the
Ear
button on Zodiac or the
Start/Stop
button on the control pad.
•
The Quick Check probe: Press the
Ear
button on the probe.
The probe lights up in the ear color to indicate that it is activated.
Starting the test
1. Click the
Tymp. and Reflex Scr.
tab on the screen.
1.
Click the
Tymp
button on the control panel.
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.
4.
Click the
Start/Stop
button to start the test.
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
The test stops automatically, but can be stopped manually, if needed.
1.
Click the
Stop
button on the Control Panel or the
Start/Stop
button on the probe.
2.
The test is interrupted immediately.
