The tuning fork test is a simple and effective hearing assessment used to evaluate hearing loss. At AB Speech & Hearing Solution Clinic in Mogappair, audiologists use tuning fork tests to quickly determine whether hearing loss is conductive or sensorineural.
The tuning fork test is a basic hearing screening method that uses a vibrating metal tuning fork to assess how sound travels through the ear.
It helps doctors compare sound heard through air conduction and bone conduction. This allows audiologists to determine whether hearing loss is caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear (conductive hearing loss) or the inner ear (sensorineural hearing loss).
During the test, the audiologist strikes a tuning fork to make it vibrate and places it near or on different parts of the head or ear.
Common tuning fork tests include the Weber Test and the Rinne Test. These tests compare how sound travels through bone and air conduction.
The results help the audiologist identify the type of hearing loss and determine whether further hearing tests such as Pure Tone Audiometry are required.
