An 87-year-old patient has marked bilateral presbycusis. In performing a Rinne test on the patient, the nurse would anticipate that the patient

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The Rinne test is positive when air conduction is heard longer than bone conduction when a tuning fork is held against the mastoid bone (bone conduction) and then next to the ear canal (air conduction). When accomplishing Weber's test, the nurse will place a tuning fork on the midline of the skull or the forehead and check for lateralization of the sound.

An 87-Year-Old Patient Has Marked Bilateral Presbycusis