The patient undergoing a Weber test says that the sound is louder in her left ear. This means that:
1. the patient has normal hearing.
2. the patient has nerve damage from listening to loud music.
3. there is a blocked ear canal in the right ear.
4. there is a conductive hearing loss in the left ear.
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With Weber's test, a conductive hearing loss is determined by the sound being heard loudest in the affected ear.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1193
OBJ: 2 TOP: Weber's Test
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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