Study tracks · ENT

Hearing Loss Assessment

You'll be able to perform and interpret tuning fork tests and audiograms to classify hearing loss and decide when to refer.

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What this track covers

This track covers bedside hearing tests through audiogram interpretation, including how to distinguish conductive, sensorineural, and mixed hearing loss and recognize common causes like presbycusis, noise-induced loss, otosclerosis, and sudden sensorineural hearing loss. It also addresses when referral to audiology or ENT is appropriate.

What you will practice

Perform and interpret Weber and Rinne tuning fork tests
Differentiate air conduction from bone conduction findings
Read an audiogram and identify air-bone gaps
Classify hearing loss as conductive, sensorineural, or mixed
Decide when a patient needs audiology or ENT referral

Simulator scenario

A patient presents with unilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and the clinician must perform tuning fork tests, interpret the audiogram, and decide on timing of referral.

Board question topics

Weber and Rinne test interpretation
Audiogram pattern recognition
Conductive vs sensorineural vs mixed hearing loss
Referral criteria for audiology and ENT

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