NCM 101-3

• Tinnitus is the perception of sound that does not have an external source, so other people cannot hear it. Tinnitus is commonly described as a ringing sound,
• 2. RINNE TEST – tuning fork is a U shaped piece of metal with a handle to determine whether hearing is equal in both ears.
• WEBER TEST – differentiate the cause of unilateral hearing loss.
• . ROMBERG TEST – testing for balance.
• Whisper test – evaluates for loss of high frequency sounds
• • INSPECTION

  ▫ Symmetry

  ▫ Tone is uniform

  • PALPATION

  ▫ Auricle/pinna & mastoid (lumps, lymph tissue)

  • HEARING ACUITY

  ▫ Whisper test

  OTOSCOPIC EVALUATION
• On weber test 512 Hz placed in the midline
• Rinne Test with 512 Hz tuning fork press against the mastoid bone then hold it 1 cm away from the ear
• Many may have uvula removed due to snoring
• Audiogram - graphical representation of hearing ability at different frequencies
• Tracheal - very loud, high pitched , above trachea
• pulmonary function test - measures the patients ability to move air into and out of the lungs