A patient undergoing a Weber test says that the sound is louder in her left ear. What should this result indicate?
a. Normal hearing
b. Nerve damage from listening to loud mu-sic
c. Blocked ear canal in the right ear
d. Conductive hearing loss in the left ear
D
With the Weber test, a conductive hearing loss is determined by the sound being heard loudest in the affected ear.
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