ACOUSTICAL POWER FLOW AS AN AUDIOLOGICAL TOOL

这个应用程序的总体目标是开发和评估 一种新型的无创宽带耳道测量仪 和中耳能量流。通过测量声音功率流进入 耳蜗部，周围听觉系统的传导组件可以 比过去更准确地描述特征并改进诊断 可以使用这种仪器来开发技术。具体目标 此应用程序的功能包括： 1.通过以下方式证明临床可用的仪器的可行性 构建一个原型。 2.使用声学空腔检查原型的准确性 已知阻抗，并将其可靠性和效率与 目前的临床仪器。 3.在临床环境中对原型进行评估。 该项目的第一阶段将包括三个阶段。在第一阶段，一个 将设计和建造样机仪器。在第二阶段， 独立实验室将评估原型的准确性 与已知数据和已知工具进行对比。第三阶段将包括一个 对该仪器进行了初步临床评价。潜在的应用 包括改进的评估中耳的临床方法 功能，改进的听力灵敏度测量方法，特别是 在婴儿和儿童中，以及在婴儿、儿童和成人中 耳朵病理，并使用改进的听力筛查程序 耳声发射。 拟议的商业应用：拟议的文书将提供 无法使用现有数据库获取的重要临床信息 听力测试仪器。此外，该仪器还可以使用 大幅提高听证的效率和成本效益 使用耳声发射对节目进行筛选。

The general objective of this application is to develop and evaluate a new non-invasive clinical instrument that will measure wideband ear canal and middle ear power flow. By measuring the acoustic power flow into the cochlear, the conductive component of the peripheral auditory system may be characterized more accurately than in the past and improved diagnostic techniques could be developed using this instrument. The specific aims of this application are: 1. To demonstrate the feasibility of a clinically usable instrument by constructing a prototype. 2. To check the accuracy of the prototype using acoustic cavities with known impedance, and to compare its reliability and efficiency with current clinical instruments. 3. To evaluate the prototype in a clinical setting. Phase I of the project will consist of three stages. In Stage I, a prototype instrument will be designed and constructed. In Stage II, an independent laboratory will evaluate the accuracy of the prototype against known data and known instruments. Stage III will consist of a preliminary clinical evaluation of the instrument. Potential applications of the device include improved clinical methods for evaluating middle ear function, improved methods of measuring hearing sensitivity, particularly in infants and children, and in infants, children and adults with middle- ear pathologies, and improved hearing screening procedures using otoacoustic emissions. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The proposed instrument will provide important clinical information that cannot be obtained with existing audiological test instruments. Further, the instrument can also be used to improve substantially the efficiency and cost effectiveness of hearing screening programs using otoacoustic emissions.