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Weber Test

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Weber Test
Illustration of the Weber Test and Rinne Test[1]
  • Weber Test
  • Weber tuning fork test
  • Weber hearing test
  • Weber auditory test
  • Tuning fork lateralization test
  • Weber lateralization test
  • Weber hearing examination
  • Weber maneuver

Purpose

  • To attempt to distinguish between sensorineural and conductive hearing loss

Description

  • Requires a tuning fork
  • Place the base of a struck tuning fork on the bridge of the forehead, nose, or teeth.
  • Normal test
    • No lateralization of sound
  • Unilateral conductive loss
    • Sound lateralizes toward affected ear
  • Unilateral sensorineural loss
    • Sound lateralizes to the normal or better-hearing side

Pathology

Evidence

Hearing Impairment

  • Stankiewicz et al[2]
    • Sensitivity: 55-85%
    • Specificity: 79-100%

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Image courtesy of uptodate.com, "Evaluation of hearing loss in adults"
  2. ↑ Stankiewicz, James A., and Harris J. Mowry. "Clinical accuracy of tuning fork tests." The Laryngoscope 89.12 (1979): 1956-1963.
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John Kiel on 13 May 2022 08:00:14
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