Impedance audiometry test is a vital test to analyze the middle ear condition. Primary use: Tympanic membrane and middle ear status are determined via this test.
A probe with a soft plastic tip is inserted in the ear canal until an airtight seal is obtained.
Later, probe tone (typically 226 Hz) is stimulated into the ear canal while altering air pressure of the external ear canal from +200 to -400 decapascal (daPa).
Result is produced in a form of graph marking admittance as a function of air pressure.