Patient-operated audiometer. (Product Marketplace).Tympany tympany /tym·pa·ny/ (-ne) 1. tympanites. 2. a tympanic, or bell-like, percussion note. tym·pa·ny n. 1. , Inc., has invented the Otogram/Audiometer--the first and only automated and self-administered diagnostic hearing testing device. The Otogram/Audiometer guides a patient through the following diagnostic hearing tests in about 20 minutes: pure-tone air and bone conduction bone conduction n. The process by which sound waves are transmitted to the inner ear by the cranial bones without traveling through the air in the ear canal. with masking mask·ing n. 1. The concealment or the screening of one sensory process or sensation by another. 2. An opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis. , speech reception threshold, and speech discrimination. The Otogram uses touch-screen technology and artificial intelligence to guide patients through their own tests, after some brief instructions from an administrator. The Otogram's ambient noise measurement and management system, combined with specialized foam ear inserts, allows the test to be done in any quiet examination room, without the need for a sound booth. The Otogram is simple and easy for staff and patients to use. It reduces staff time per test from 20-30 minutes to 5 minutes; can be operated by any staff member, not just audiologists; and allows administration of simultaneous tests by one staff member using multiple Otograms. Results are immediately standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. via computer-generated and ERM (Enterprise Relationship Management) An umbrella term with many shades of meaning over the years. It may refer to the management of information from any or all of an organization's customers, suppliers, business partners and employees. reports. Circle 169 on Reader Service Card |
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