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OwnerChristopher L. Wasden, Jon Birck +1inventors
InventorsChristopher L. Wasden, Jon Birck, Aaron Thornton
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An ear probe for insertion into a first ear of a patient for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests is provided. The probe comprises at least one lumen for transmitting test sounds to the ear of the patient, and at least one lumen for transmitting a hearing test result from the ear of the patient. The hearing test result may be a sound or an electronic signal representing the sound. The lumens are preferably coupled to transducers for providing the test sounds to the patient and transmitting the test result sounds through the ear probe. Multiple test sound lumens and test result lumens may be provided for different hearing tests, and an air delivery lumen is preferably provided for delivering air to and removing air from the ear during tympanometric testing.
An insertion probe for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests in a first ear of a patient, said multiple tests comprising an audiometric hearing test and a second hearing test selected from the group consisting of an acoustic immittance hearing test and an otoacoustic emission hearing test.
A system for conducting an audiometric hearing test and an otoacoustic emission hearing test in a first ear of a patient comprising a first probe element for insertion into the external auditory canal of said first ear, said system being capable of conducting both an audiometric test and an otoacoustic emission test in said first ear after insertion of said first probe element.
A system for conducting an audiometric hearing test and an acoustic immittance hearing test in a first ear of a patient comprising a first probe element for insertion into the external auditory canal of said first ear, said system being capable of conducting both an audiometric test and an acoustic immittance test in said first ear after insertion of said first probe element.
A system for conducting an audiometric hearing test and an otoacoustic emission hearing test in a first ear of a patient comprising a first probe element for insertion into the external auditory canal of said first ear, said system being capable of conducting both an audiometric test and an otoacoustic emission test in said first ear without removing said first probe element from said first ear.
A system for conducting an audiometric hearing test and an acoustic immittance hearing test in a first ear of a patient comprising a first probe element for insertion into the external auditory canal of said first ear, said system being capable of conducting both an audiometric test and an acoustic immittance test in said first ear without removing said first probe element from said first ear.
A system for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests in a first ear of a patient comprising a first probe element for insertion within said first ear, said system being capable of conducting each of an audiometric threshold hearing test, a tympanogram test, an acoustic reflex test, and an otoacoustic emission test in said first ear without removing said first probe element from said first ear.
An insertion probe for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests in a first ear of a patient, each of said multiple diagnostic hearing tests being conducted by providing a sound through said insertion probe to said first ear, receiving a sound from said first ear through said probe, or both providing a sound through said insertion probe and receiving a sound through said insertion probe.
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