Interacoustics Sera - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table of contents
About the Additional Information manual ........................................................................................ 1
Warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 1
List of abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... 3
Battery life ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Disposables ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Ear tips ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Tips for use of the Sanibel disposable tab and snap electrodes ................................................... 8
Sensitivity and specificity .................................................................................................................. 9
What is sensitivity and specificity? ................................................................................................ 9
Preparing for the screening test ...................................................................................................... 11
Acoustical noise ........................................................................................................................... 11
Electrical noise & Automated ABR .............................................................................................. 11
OAE probe test ............................................................................................................................ 12
Automated ABR patient preparation ............................................................................................ 12
6.4.1 General information ................................................................................................... 12
6.4.2 Skin preparation ......................................................................................................... 12
6.4.3 Electrode preparation sites for the nape montage .................................................... 13
6.4.4 Electrode placement for the nape montage ............................................................... 13
6.4.5 Preamplifier cable connections .................................................................................. 14
6.4.6 Place transducers ...................................................................................................... 14
6.4.7 Insert earphones with EarCups ................................................................................. 14
6.4.8 Insert earphones with ear tips.................................................................................... 15
6.4.9 Probe ......................................................................................................................... 16
OAE patient preparation .............................................................................................................. 16
6.5.1 General information ................................................................................................... 16
6.5.2 Place transducer ........................................................................................................ 17
ABRIS ................................................................................................................................................. 19
About the ABRIS module ............................................................................................................. 19
Automated ABR testing ............................................................................................................... 19
Automated ABR with Sera™ ....................................................................................................... 19
Electrode impedance measurement technique ........................................................................... 20
Electrode impedance check with Sera
TM
..................................................................................... 21
Transducer information area in Sera
TM
........................................................................................ 21
Automated ABR protocols ........................................................................................................... 22
Explanation of protocol parameters ............................................................................................. 22
DPOAE ................................................................................................................................................ 25
About the DPOAE module ........................................................................................................... 25
DPOAE testing ............................................................................................................................. 25
Automated DPOAE with Sera™ .................................................................................................. 25
DPOAE protocols ......................................................................................................................... 26
Explanation of protocol parameters ............................................................................................. 28
TEOAE ................................................................................................................................................ 29
About the TEOAE module ........................................................................................................... 29
TEOAE testing ............................................................................................................................. 29
Automated TEOAE with Sera
TM
................................................................................................... 29
TEOAE protocols ......................................................................................................................... 30
Explanation of protocol parameters ............................................................................................. 32