Question
All of the following are the tests for assessment of hearing loss, done by the instrument shown in the picture below except ?
A. Schwabach test.
B. Gelles test.
C. Burn’s test.
D. Rinne test.
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Ans: C. Burn’s test.
The instrument shown in the picture above represents tuning fork.
Tuning fork tests:
- Rinne’s test
- Weber test
- Absolute bone conduction (ABC) test
- Schwabach’s test
- Bing test
- Gelle’s test
Common tuning fork tests and their interpretation:
| Test | Normal | Conductive deafness | SN deafness |
| Rinne | AC>BC (Rinne positive) | BC>AC (Rinne negative) | AC>BC |
| Weber | Not laterized | Laterized to poorer ear | Laterized to better ear |
| ABC | Same as examiner’s | Same as examiner’s | Reduced |
| Schwabach’s | Equal | Lengthened | Shortened |