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Tuning fork tests in children (An evaluation of their usefulness)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. W. R. Capper ,
R. W. T. Slack  and
A. R. Maw
J. W. R. Capper*
Affiliation:
Bristol
R. W. T. Slack
Affiliation:
Bristol
A. R. Maw
Affiliation:
Bristol
*
J. W. R. Capper, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Wycombe General Hospital, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 2TT.
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Abstract

Summary

Despite the huge advances in clinical audiology over the past few decades, tuning fork tests are still used extensively in the diagnosis of hearing loss. This study investigates the usefulness, reliability and accuracy of tuning fork tests in a group of children involved in a prospective study of glue ear, and shows them to be of dubious value.

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Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 8 , August 1987 , pp. 780 - 783
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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