1) Ear procedure
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The Rinne test (ə {respell|RIN|ə}) is a hearing test, primarily for evaluating loss of hearing in one ear (unilateral hearing loss). It compares perception of sounds transmitted by air conduction to those transmitted by bone conduction through the mastoid. Thus, one can quickly screen for the presence of conductive hearing loss. A Rinne test sho...
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(from the article `nervous system disease`) To examine the cochlear nerve, hearing tests are used to determine the patient`s overall acuity to the whispered voice. The Rinne test differentiates ... In the Rinne test the sounding tuning fork is placed on the mastoid process, and the person being tested is asked to report when it is no lo...
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(rin´ә) a tuning fork test that compares the duration of perception by bone conduction and by air conduction. In the normal ear, the fork is heard twice as long by air conduction as by bone conduction.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rin′nĕ Definitions: 1. test compaing the ability to hear by air conduction with the ability to hear by bone conduction. By placing the tines of a vibrating tuning fork near the pinna, the acoustic stimulus is presented by air conduction, and by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the mastoid process, ...
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