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Audiometric Weber and Rinne test as compared pure-tone thresholds

Alison K. Thompson
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association: Vol 21, No 1 | a401 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v21i1.401 | © 2019 Copyright Status: Not provided. Contact Holding Institution to verify copyright status. Rights Holder: The South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Submitted: 15 November 2016 | Published: 31 December 1974

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Alison K. Thompson, Speech Therapy Department, General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Abstract

Results of the audiometric Weber and Rinne tests were compared to pure tone thresholds in 185 Bantu patients. The frequency of 1000 Hz was selected as being most suitable for Weber and Rinne testing. The Weber was found to be of limited diagnostic value even with unilateral conductive losses whilst the Rinne displays a fair degree of efficiency and is of value as a routine supplement to audiometric threshold tests.

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