What is The Weber Test Method? 

The Weber Test utilizes a tuning fork to help differentiate between conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, and normal hearing. It is a quick and easy way to evaluate the nature of a patient’s loss and bolster the results of pure tone audiometry. It is not a substitute for performing additional audiological assessments. 

The Weber Test utilizes sound lateralization to establish: 
If an individual has normal hearing or if hearing loss is symmetrical between the ears. 
If an individual has a unilateral loss, if the loss is conductive or sensorineural in nature. 

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How to Perform the Weber Test?

The Weber test can be performed using a 512 Hz tuning fork or through the Measure audiometer. 

When utilizing a tuning fork, it should be held by the stem and the side of the tuning fork should be struck approximately two-thirds of the way along the tine. The footplate should then be placed on the midline of the client's forehead. The clinician will then instruct the patient to report where the sound is heard.  

In individuals with normal hearing or symmetrical losses, the sound will be heard at midline or equally on both sides. In individuals with unilateral sensorineural losses, the sound will be heard on the side of the better ear. In individuals with unilateral conductive losses, the sound will be heard on the side of the poorer ear – this is due to the occlusion effect. The occlusion effect is a phenomenon that occurs when the ear canal is occluded. Normally, sound dissipates out of the ear canal, but when an occlusion is present, this dissipation does not occur and thus sound is louder. 

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