How is a Weber hearing test performed?

Weber test:

- Place a vibrating tuning fork in the center of the forehead.

- Ask the patient in which ear the sound is louder/lateralized.

- Interpretation:

- Lateralization to one side suggests a sensorineural hearing loss in the opposite ear.

- If the sound is equally loud in both ears, it suggests conductive hearing loss or normal hearing.

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