The nurse suspects that a bone-conductive hearing loss is present in the patient. Which diagnostic would best differentiate between bone conduction loss and air conduction loss?

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The Rinne test compares air conduction to bone conduction of sound. It helps differentiate between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss by assessing whether air conduction is greater than bone conduction or vice versa.

The Nurse Suspects That a Bone-Conductive Hearing Loss Is Present