A Nurse Assessing the Hearing of a Patient with Presbycusis

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse assessing the hearing of a patient with presbycusis expects which finding on a test for hearing?

• A) Bone conduction will be longer than air conduction on the Rinne test (BC > AC).
• B) Air conduction will be longer than bone conduction on the Rinne test (AC > BC).
• C) Sound lateralizes to the affected ear on the Weber test.
• D) Sound lateralizes to both ears equally on the Weber test.

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