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12 Testing with Zodiac Diagnostic or Clinical - PC-based
Starting the test
1. Select manual testing.
2. Ask the patient to sit very still and quiet during the test, without moving
head or jaw.
3. Prepare the patient for the high sound levels in the test.
4. Click either the
5. Select the frequency that you wish to test: Click the applicable arrow but-
ton.
6. Check the baseline graph to make sure that you have a stable test con-
dition before you start presenting the stimulus. The baseline indicator
should be as close to zero as possible. If needed, you can offset the pres-
sure to stabilize your measurements: Click the applicable arrow button.
7. Set the stimulus level. Click the applicable arrow button.
Note
You will be warned about a high stimulus intensity level if you
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reach the warning limit.
8. Click the
is plotted in real time.
9. If needed, repeat these steps until you have collected the desired meas-
urements.
Warning
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is interrupted immediately. Already measured results are kept.
Stopping the test
The test stops automatically, but can be stopped manually, if needed.
1. Click the
2. The test is interrupted immediately.
When you have finished testing one ear, switch ears, if needed.
Viewing and managing test results
3. To view tympanometry results, see
4. When you have finished testing, see
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Ipsi
Contra
reflex or the
Present
button to present a single stimulus. The deflection curve
If the patient is troubled by the test, stop the test. The test
Stop
button on the Control Panel or the
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reflex button.
Start/Stop
button on the probe.
The baseline indicator starts imme-
diately when you insert the probe in
the ear of the patient.
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Otometrics - MADSEN Zodiac
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