<P> The Weber and the Rinne test ( / ˈrɪnə / RIN - ə ) are typically performed together with the results of each combined to determine the location and nature of any hearing losses detected . In the Weber test a vibrating tuning fork ( Typically 256 Hz or 512 Hz used for Weber vibration test ; 512 Hz used for Rinne hearing test ) is placed in the middle of the forehead , above the upper lip under the nose over the teeth , or on top of the head equi - distant from the patient 's ears on top of thin skin in contact with the bone . The patient is asked to report in which ear the sound is heard louder . A normal weber test has a patient reporting the sound heard equally in both sides . In an affected patient , if the defective ear hears the Weber tuning fork louder , the finding indicates a conductive hearing loss in the defective ear . In an affected patient , if the normal ear hears the tuning fork sound better , there is sensorineural hearing loss on the other ( defective ) ear . However , the aforegoing presumes one knows in advance which ear is defective and which is normal ( such as the patient telling the clinician that they can not hear as well in one ear versus the other ) and the testing is being done to characterize the type , conductive or sensorineural , of hearing loss that is occurring . In the case where the patient is unaware or has acclimated to their hearing loss , the clinician has to use the Rinne test in conjunction with the Weber to characterize and localize any deficits . That is , an abnormal Weber test is only able to tell the clinician that there is a conductive loss in the ear which hears better or that there is a sensorineural loss in the ear which does not hear as well . </P>
<P> The Weber and the Rinne test ( / ˈrɪnə / RIN - ə ) are typically performed together with the results of each combined to determine the location and nature of any hearing losses detected . In the Weber test a vibrating tuning fork ( Typically 256 Hz or 512 Hz used for Weber vibration test ; 512 Hz used for Rinne hearing test ) is placed in the middle of the forehead , above the upper lip under the nose over the teeth , or on top of the head equi - distant from the patient 's ears on top of thin skin in contact with the bone . The patient is asked to report in which ear the sound is heard louder . A normal weber test has a patient reporting the sound heard equally in both sides . In an affected patient , if the defective ear hears the Weber tuning fork louder , the finding indicates a conductive hearing loss in the defective ear . In an affected patient , if the normal ear hears the tuning fork sound better , there is sensorineural hearing loss on the other ( defective ) ear . However , the aforegoing presumes one knows in advance which ear is defective and which is normal ( such as the patient telling the clinician that they can not hear as well in one ear versus the other ) and the testing is being done to characterize the type , conductive or sensorineural , of hearing loss that is occurring . In the case where the patient is unaware or has acclimated to their hearing loss , the clinician has to use the Rinne test in conjunction with the Weber to characterize and localize any deficits . That is , an abnormal Weber test is only able to tell the clinician that there is a conductive loss in the ear which hears better or that there is a sensorineural loss in the ear which does not hear as well . </P>
where is the tuning fork placed when the weber test is performed
where is the tuning fork placed when the weber test is performed
in the middle of the forehead , above the upper lip under the nose over the teeth , or on top of the head equi - distant from the patient 's ears on top of thin skin in contact with the bone
in the middle of the forehead , above the upper lip under the nose over the teeth , or on top of the head equi - distant from the patient 's ears on top of thin skin in contact with the bone