To my knowledge, the tuning fork is the only correct way to perform the Rinne and Weber tests. Regarding other measures, a few crude hearing assessments are commonly used. As demonstrated, rubbing your fingers to produce a faint frictional sound works fine; if they can hear your fingers rubbing (on both sides), this effectively rules-out a hearing deficit. However, their inability to hear your fingers does not necessarily indicate poor hearing. As an equivalent option, whispering words (“1, 2, 3” or “baseball”) also work fine, but depend on the examiner’s ability to control their whisper! Regardless, performing these exams in a quiet room is essential. I hope that answers your question!
@@MarkPepin Yeah okay, she seemed to know what was going on :). It is funny to see these fall pockets of time past. Some recordings are close to 10 years old, while it could almost seem like it was yesterday.
