uworld- self note-- rinne & webber
DESCRIPTION
Difference between Rinne & Webber test resultsTRANSCRIPT
RINNE:
RINNE:
conductive hearing = mastoid bone; sensory hearing = external auditory meatus (air)(+) Normal: (sensory hearing = external auditory meatus) > (conductive hearing = mastoid bone)
(-) Abnormal Detect conductive hearing loss: (conductive hearing = mastoid bone) > (sensory hearing = external auditory meatus)
WEBER:
Normal: hear (lateralization) = in both ears
AbnormalDetect conductive hearing loss: lateralization to the affected earDetect sensory hearing loss: lateralization to the normal ear