Question

The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The clinician places a tuning fork over the patient's mastoid process, and when the sound fades away, the fork is placed without restriking it over the external auditory meatus. The patient is asked to let the clinician know when the sound fades away. This is an example of which type of test?

A) Weber test

B) Rinne test

C) Finger-rub test

D) Romberg test

Answer 1

The test described in the question is an example of the Rinne test, which is used to distinguish between conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss.

Step-by-step explanation:

The test described in the question is an example of the Rinne test.

The Rinne test is used to distinguish between conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss. In this test, a tuning fork is placed on the patient's mastoid process, and the patient indicates when the sound fades away. Then the fork is placed next to the external auditory meatus, and the patient is asked to indicate when the sound fades away again. If the sound is heard better when conducted through the bone (mastoid process) than through the air (external auditory meatus), it suggests a conductive hearing loss.