Clinical indications

Conductive,SNHL,mixed
• Conductive:
• 1. PTA: AB Gap? Degree?
• 2. Sp. Aud:
• 3. IA/ AR
• 4. ABR?
SNHL…Sensory(Cochlear) or Neural?
• 1. PTA: AB Gap?
• 2. Sp. Aud: As per the degree and configuration
• 3. IA/ AR
• 4. SISI score: >70%
• 5. TDT: normal
• 1. PTA: AB Gap?
• 2. Sp. Aud: As per the degree and configuration???
• 3. IA/AR
• 4. SISI score: >30%
• 5. TDT:
• 6. ABR:
Functional HL
• 1. PTA: AB Gap? Degree?
• 2. Sp. Aud:
• 3. IA/AR
• 4. ABR?
CAPD
• 1. PTA: AB Gap? Degree?
• 2. Sp. Aud:
• 3. IA/AR
• 4. ABR?
• 5. Dichotic speech test
• 6. Monoaural low redundancy
• 7.
Vestibular disorders
• Menieres disease
• Symptoms?
• BPPV
Need of test battery approach
Why test battery?
For differential diagnosis
To compare the consistency and correlation of the data/ findings obtained
To set the standard normative data
Research
To find out the site of lesion
To troubleshoot and crosscheck the findings in case the instrument is not
calibrated.
To refer the patient for further tests and professionals for further
treatment. (Multidisciplinary)
• To increase the level of expertise.