{"id":4194,"date":"2019-04-03T11:46:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T11:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=4194"},"modified":"2019-06-28T13:36:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T10:36:05","slug":"middle-ear-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/middle-ear-examination\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle ear examination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/middle-ear-examination\/#Middle_ear_examination\" >Middle ear examination:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Middle_ear_examination\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Middle ear examination:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\"> tympanometry &amp; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">acoustic reflex measures\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<div id=\"attachment_11980\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11980\" class=\"wp-image-11980 size-medium\" title=\"Middle Ear examination.Eviasis.Ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CE%9C%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%BF-%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82.ent_-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Middle Ear examination.Eviasis.Ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Middle Ear examination<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diagnostics\/24222-tympanometry\">Tympanometry<\/a> assists in the detection of fluid in the middle ear, perforation of the eardrum, or wax blocking the ear canal. The test measures the mobility of the eardrum. Graphs are created, called tympanograms, which can reveal a stiff eardrum, a hole in the eardrum, or an eardrum that moves too much.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">The tympanogram is often recorded when children have middle ear infections. 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