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A 12-year-old girl is scheduled for a series of diagnostic exams for the ear. On the Weber test, the girl says that she can hear the sound longer in the left ear than in the right ear. Based on the given information, which of the following interpretations is true?
  1. The results of the patient’s Weber test are normal.
  2. The term lateralization is applied to the right ear.
  3. The patient has a conductive hearing loss in the right or she can have sensorineural hearing loss in the other ear.
  4. The patient has a conductive hearing loss in the left ear or she can have a sensorineural hearing loss n the other ear.
Explanation
Answer - C - Based on the Weber test, the term lateralization is applied to the louder ear, in this case in the left ear. This finding indicates that conductive hearing loss occurs in the ear to which the sound is lateralized (the left ear) or that the right ear has sensorineural hearing loss.
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