| Rinne's test | As a positive test: a vibrating tuning fork is held in contact with the skull (usually the mastoid process) until the sound is lost, its prongs are then brought close to the auditory orifice when, if the hearing is normal, a faint sound will again be heard, as a negative test: a vibrating tuning fork is heard longer and louder when in contact with the skull than when held near the auditory orifice, indicating some disorder of the sound conducting apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Rinne, Friedrich | <person> German otologist, 1819-1868. See: Rinne's test. (05 Mar 2000) |