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EPREUVE RINNE [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ear, Nose and Larynx (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Sound conduction through the cranial bones.

CONT

We receive sound in two ways, by air conduction via the ear canal, ear drum and ossicles and by bone conduction whereby sound is transmitted directly through the jaw and skull bones bypassing the middle ear.

OBS

Compare with "air conduction."

Key term(s)
  • tissue conduction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille, nez et larynx (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Mode de transmission des sons à la cochlée par l’intermédiaire des os du crâne.

CONT

L'épreuve de RINNE compare par oreille, la conduction aérienne(branches du diapason en regard du CAE) et la conduction osseuse(pied du diapason sur la mastoïde) : la perception est moins bonne en CO qu'en CA en cas de surdité de perception, le RINNE est dit positif.

CONT

Audiométrie tonale linéaire. Elle consiste à déterminer, pour plusieurs fréquences connues, les seuils d’audition subjectifs d’un sujet. La conduction aérienne s’étudie au casque 125 à 8000 Hz. La conduction osseuse à l’aide d’un vibrateur posé sur la mastoïde 250 à 400 Hz. Les seuils et la comparaison des deux courbes obtenues permettent de préciser l’importance et le type de la surdité.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A hearing test made by alternately placing the stem of a vibrating fork on the mastoid process of the temporal bone of the patient and holding it 1/2 inch from the external auditory meatus until it is no longer heard at one of these positions. When air conduction is greater than bone conduction, it indicates normal hearing or sensorineural hearing loss. When bone conduction is greater than air conduction, it indicates conductive hearing loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)

Spanish

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