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What A Complete Guide For Tuning Fork Tests

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What A Complete Guide For Tuning Fork Tests

The tuning fork tests are valuable in evaluating hearing debilitation. It is utilized to separate between sensorineural or conductive misfortune. Eight years of age or above patients can go for a conductive misfortune test or hilter kilter hearing in the low frequencies. The frequencies go from 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048 Hz. 

 

Typically, not exactly a 254 Hz recurrence isn't utilized. As is smarter to feel it than hear by a patient. While the recurrence more noteworthy than 1024 Hz is likewise not utilized. Since it is incredibly poor. 

 

Right now, bigger fork vibrates at the lower recurrence. The tuning fork is initiated by striking against the inspector's elbow, the impact point of the hand and set 2 cm away from EAC for Air conduction and on mastoid for Bone conduction. 

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