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[Value of preliminary hearing tests].

Michael Reiss1, Gilfe Reiss

  • 1Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde Klinikum Görlitz GmbH, Görlitz, Deutschland. reiss@klinikum-goerlitz.de

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
|March 28, 2003
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Informal hearing tests using speech and tuning forks offer valuable orientation for audiometry results. Despite some inconsistencies, they remain important for diagnosing conductive hearing loss.

Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Audiology
  • Diagnostic Medicine

Background:

  • Routine hearing investigations include whispered/colloquial speech tests and tuning fork evaluations.
  • A controversy exists regarding the consistency and reliability of these traditional hearing tests.
  • The advent of audiometry has influenced the perception and use of tuning forks for hearing measurement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe principles of hearing investigation using speech and tuning fork tests.
  • To highlight the role of tuning forks in controlling pure tone audiometry.
  • To discuss the diagnostic value and limitations of informal hearing tests and tuning forks, especially for conductive hearing loss.

Main Methods:

  • Description of principles for investigating hearing with whispered/colloquial speech.

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  • Explanation of Weber and Rinne tuning fork test methodologies.
  • Discussion of audiometric controls and diagnostic applications.

    • Main Results:

    • Speech and tuning fork tests are considered important orientating hearing tests.
    • These methods are valuable for checking audiometry results.
    • They show particular utility in diagnosing conductive hearing loss.

    Conclusions:

    • Informal hearing tests and tuning forks, while having limitations, provide essential preliminary data.
    • Tuning forks serve as a necessary control for pure tone audiometry.
    • These traditional methods retain clinical significance, especially in identifying conductive hearing impairments.