The nurse is using the Weber test to evaluate the patient for conduction deafness in the right ear.Which one of the following occurs when the nurse appropriately places the tuning fork and confirms this type of deafness?

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In conduction deafness, the sound is not conducted properly through the external and middle ear, but the inner ear (cochlea) and auditory nerve are intact. When the Weber test is performed, the tuning fork is placed on the midline of the patient's head or forehead. If the patient has conduction deafness in the right ear, they will hear the sound best in the "bad" right ear as there is a decreased transmission of sound from the left ear to the right, making sound in the right ear louder. Therefore, sound is heard best by the patient in the right ear.

The Nurse Is Using the Weber Test to Evaluate the Patient