摘要 |
Low volume flow measurement apparatus developed for hearing dysfunction diagnosis but also suited to other applications comprises means (10) defining a cavity operably communicable with the variable volume, a D.C. microphone (15) responsive to ambient pressure changes in the cavity due to variations in said volume, and a reference diaphragm (17) operably connected with the cavity and moveable under servo-control responsive to the microphone to maintain the cavity pressure constant. The cavity will normally have a vent valve (18) and in non-hearing application may be coupled with the subject volume by a plunger seal. For hearing diagnosis the apparatus is suitably carried by a helmet (21) or harness with a headphone on the opposite side for sound stimulus application, the helmet itself being at one end of a boom (22) with a counterweight (23).
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