Tuning tests (Weber and Rinne)
Booking an appointment: Required
Referral: Not required
Age range: Patients over 5 years of age who are able to cooperate with the person performing the examination.
Waiting time for results: Results available immediately after the test.
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Preparation
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Description of the study
The test involves assessing the lateralization of a tuning fork sound. The excited tuning fork is placed against the top of the skull, and the subject determines which side the sound is heard on. The excited tuning fork is then placed behind the ear. When the subject stops hearing the sound, the tuning fork is moved in front of the ear, and the subject again estimates the moment when the sound ceases to be heard.
The test is painless.
The test is painless.
Indications
- assessment of the type of hearing loss,
- as an aid in pure tone audiometry testing.
