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what does the rinne test measure and what is its iterpretation?
conductive hearing loss.
Normal
Positive Rinne – louder at EAM
AC > BC
Abnormal
Negative Rinne – louder on mastoid process
Positive Rinne – Bilateral SNHL
True Negative Rinne
Conductive Hearing loss
BC > AC
False Negative Rinne
- Severe S/N loss on test side = tone heard on contralateral side
Normal
Positive Rinne – louder at EAM
AC > BC
Abnormal
Negative Rinne – louder on mastoid process
Positive Rinne – Bilateral SNHL
True Negative Rinne
Conductive Hearing loss
BC > AC
False Negative Rinne
- Severe S/N loss on test side = tone heard on contralateral side
