NBC - HIS Chapter 4: Special Tests / Tuning Fork Tests / Tympanometry | 2024/2025 | Graded A+
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What is the primary purpose of using a tuning fork in audiometry?
To assess hearing sensitivity and differentiate between types of hearing loss
How does the Rinne test determine the type of hear...
NBC - HIS Chapter 4: Special Tests /
Tuning Fork Tests / Tympanometry |
2024/2025 | Graded A+
What is the primary purpose of using a tuning fork in audiometry?
✔✔To assess hearing sensitivity and differentiate between types of hearing loss
How does the Rinne test determine the type of hearing loss?
✔✔By comparing air conduction to bone conduction hearing
What does a positive Rinne test indicate?
✔✔Air conduction is better than bone conduction
What does a negative Rinne test suggest?
✔✔Bone conduction is better than air conduction, indicating conductive hearing loss
What is the purpose of the Weber test?
✔✔To identify unilateral hearing loss by placing a tuning fork on the forehead
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, How is a normal result interpreted in the Weber test?
✔✔Sound is perceived equally in both ears
What indicates a conductive hearing loss during the Weber test?
✔✔Sound lateralizes to the affected ear
What is tympanometry used to evaluate?
✔✔Middle ear function and mobility of the tympanic membrane
What does a Type A tympanogram represent?
✔✔Normal middle ear pressure and function
What does a Type B tympanogram typically indicate?
✔✔Fluid in the middle ear or perforation of the tympanic membrane
What does a Type C tympanogram suggest?
✔✔Negative middle ear pressure, often indicating Eustachian tube dysfunction
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