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Sudden deafness and tuning fork tests: towards optimal utilisation
  1. Ahmed Bayoumy Bayoumy1,
  2. Jacob Alexander de Ru1,2
  1. 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Central Military Hospital, Ministry of Defence, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  2. 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  1. Correspondence to Ahmed Bayoumy Bayoumy, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Central Military Hospital, Ministry of Defence, Utrecht 3584 EZ, The Netherlands; a.b.bayoumy{at}amc.uva.nl

Abstract

The tuning fork tests have been under attack since their first use in clinical examination. However, the tuning fork is small and fits into every white coat, and tuning fork tests for hearing are easy, accurate and inexpensive. They should be used in patients with an acute unilateral hearing loss if an electric audiometer is not available. After more than 100 years, the tuning fork is not obsolete; tuning fork tests are very useful if used correctly and for the appropriate indication.

  • tuning fork test
  • idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
  • general practitioners
  • ENT
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https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2019-002350

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors AB and JA: writing manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed by David Nicholl, Birmingham, UK.

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