Course in Tympanometry

This course is designed to provide skills and knowledge for a range of health professionals to undertake tympanometric screening and tympanometry.

Using the ‘Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Populations’* as its foundation, the course enables students to provide client-centred education, health promotion and the provision of basic care and advice in relation to the management of otitis media.

Please note: Students must have attended either the Otitis Media Management Program or the Course in Ear and Hearing Health prior to attending the workshop.

**The session will take place in the Larwill Studio**

Learning outcomes:

At the end of this session you will be able to:

• Perform a tympanometric screening
• Discuss the results
• Recognise abnormalities
• Utilise referral methods for medical staff or specialists
• Formulate comprehensive explanation of the examination findings
• Document the examination findings and outcome in the patient’s history.