Request for Audiological Testing Prior to NeuroNet Evaluation

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  1. Tympanometry: run each ear twice to ensure reliability
    • Is middle ear pressure NeuroNet normal? (MEP equals -25 daPa to 15 daPa)
    • Is the eardrum compliant? (SC equals .5 to 1.5)
  2. Acoustic reflex thresholds:
    • Are ipsilateral and contralateral reflexes present at 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 hz?
    • Does the response onset and offset correspond to the tone onset and offset?
    • Are the reflex thresholds between 90 and 100 dB?
    • Are contralateral reflex thresholds no more than 10 dB above ipsilateral?
  3. Otoacoustic emissions
    • Are emissions present across the frequency range in each ear?
    • Is emission amplitude normal (not excessively large)?
  4. Audiogram: air conduction
    • Can this patient hear soft sounds (15 dB or softer) across the frequency range?
    • Can this patient wait, listen and respond accurately to soft sounds?
  5. Audiogram: bone conduction (When air conduction thresholds are 20 dB or greater)
  6. Speech discrimination: at low intensity (35 dB) and at 0 to 5 S/N ratio
  7. Dichotic words dichotic digits (up to age 7-8); double dichotic digits (8 or older); SCAN C; SSW. Do at least 2 of these dichotic tests.
    • Can the patient do the test without stopping the tape?
    • Are there significant reversal errors?
    • Are test scores within normal limits for all conditions?
  8. ABR: Auditory Brainstem Response: (only test as needed; especially needed if there is a binocular vision problem)
    • Is there binaural summation (better response with two ears than with only one)?
    • Is the quality of the waveform maintained for fast click rates? For loud clicks?