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SKILL
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ANATOMICAL
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TESTING PROCEDURE |
MATERIALS NEEDED |
SPECIAL NOTES |
MOUSE
OVER PICTURE TO VIEW CLIP
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Jaw Reflex
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Reflex hammer |
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Chvostek Test
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Nasal Occlusion
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Voice Test |
The examiner would whisper into the outer ear
of the patient. |
1.Mask hearing in 1 ear with finger.
2.Stand 12-24" away
3.Whisper 1 or 2 syllable words very softly.
4. Ask pt. to repeat spoken words.
5. If not heard, repeat with increasing loudness.
6.Repeat for other ear.
7. Should be 50% correct in responses.
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Ticking Watch Test |
The examiner places a ticking watch on the
outside of ear. |
1. Position non-electric watch 6" from
ear.
2. Slowly move toward ear to be tested
3. Ask pt. to tell when ticking is heard.
4. Measure distance to give some idea of pt.'s ability to hear
high-frequency sound. |
Mechanical watch |
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Weber Test |
The examiner will be conducting the test on
the midline of pt.'s head. |
1.Place base of vibrating tuning fork on
midline vertex of pt.'s head.
2.Ask pt. if sound is heard equally well in both ears or better in 1
ear.
3. If sound is lateralized, which ear?
4. Repeat while occluding 1 ear with finger.
5. Should be heard better in occluded ear. |
Tuning fork |
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Rinne Test |
The examiner will be conducting the test on
the mastoid bone behind the ear. |
1. Place base of vibrating tuning fork
against pt.'s mastoid bone.
2. Examiner counts/times interval with watch.
3. Ask pt. to tell when sound is no longer heard & examiner notes #
of seconds.
4. Examiner quickly positions a still-vibrating tine 0.5 to 0.8"
from auditory canal & ask pt. to tell when sound is no longer heard.
5. Compare # of seconds sound heard by bone conduction & by air
conduction.
6. Air-conducted sound should be heard twice as long as bone-conducted
sound. |
Tuning fork |
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Schwabach Test |
The examiner tests the mastoid bone behind
the ear in this test |
1. Compare pt.'s & examiner's hearing by
bone conduction.
2. Examiner alternately places vibrating tuning fork against pt.'s &
examiner's mastoid process until sound is no longer heard by one.
3. Should hear for equal amounts of time. |
Tuning fork |
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Auditory Canal Examination |
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Otoscope |
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