Multiple Choice
An 87-year-old patient has marked bilateral presbycusis. In performing a Rinne test on the patient, the nurse would anticipate that the patient
A) lateralizes the sound when a tuning fork is placed on the forehead.
B) hears best when the tuning fork is placed next to the ear canal.
C) hears the tuning fork better when it is placed on the mastoid bone.
D) hears the sound equally well in both ears when the fork is placed midline on the skull.
Correct Answer:
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