A nurse assessing the hearing of a client with presbycusis would expect which finding on a test for hearing?
a. Bone conduction will be longer than air conduction on the Rinne test (BC >AC).
b. Air conduction will be longer than bone conduction on the Rinne test (AC >BC).
c. Sound lateralizes to the affected ear on the Weber test.
d. Sound lateralizes to both ears equally on the Weber test.
ANS: B
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