Placing the base of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex of the patient's head is a test for
A)air conduction of sound.
B)bone versus air conduction.
C)otitis externa.
D)otitis media.
E)lateralization of sound.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Placing the fork on the midline vertex of the patient's head is the Weber test, a test for conductive hearing loss that lateralizes to the affected ear.

Placing the Base of a Vibrating Tuning Fork on the Midline