Ear · NEET PG Preparation ENT
During tuning fork tests in a patient with a left-sided conductive hearing loss, the Rinne test is negative on the left. Where would you expect the W…
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easy · MCQ · Q-76D049
During tuning fork tests in a patient with a left-sided conductive hearing loss, the Rinne test is negative on the left. Where would you expect the Weber test to lateralize?
- A.To the right ear
- B.To the left earCorrect answer
- C.Localized centrally
- D.Alternating between both ears
Solution
In conductive hearing loss, the Weber test lateralizes to the affected (poorer hearing) ear due to the masking effect of ambient room noise on the normal ear, which makes the bone-conducted sound appear louder in the occluded/diseased ear.
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