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Rinne test | |
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ICD-10-PCS | F13Z0ZZ |
ICD-9-CM | 95.42 |
MeSH | D006320 |
The Rinne test (/ˈrɪnə/ RIN-ə) is used primarily to evaluate loss of hearing in one ear.[1] It compares perception of sounds transmitted by air conduction to those transmitted by bone conduction through the mastoid. Thus, one can quickly screen for the presence of conductive hearing loss.[2]
A Rinne test should always be accompanied by a Weber test to also detect sensorineural hearing loss and thus confirm the nature of hearing loss.
The Rinne test was named after German otologist Heinrich Adolf Rinne (1819–1868);[3][4] the Weber test was named after Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795–1878).