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what is the webers test?
Purpose:
Conductive vs. SNHL in unilateral losses
How:
Strike fork
Place midline of head
Incisors>Vertex>Forehead
unilateral conductive hearing loss: would hear the tuning fork loudest in the affected ear. T
Detection of sensorineural hearing loss: A patient with a unilateral sensorineural hearing loss would hear the sound louder in the unaffected ear,
Conductive vs. SNHL in unilateral losses
How:
Strike fork
Place midline of head
Incisors>Vertex>Forehead
unilateral conductive hearing loss: would hear the tuning fork loudest in the affected ear. T
Detection of sensorineural hearing loss: A patient with a unilateral sensorineural hearing loss would hear the sound louder in the unaffected ear,
