Bayoumy Ahmed Bayoumy, de Ru Jacob Alexander
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Central Military Hospital, Ministry of Defence, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Central Military Hospital, Ministry of Defence, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Pract Neurol. 2020 Feb;20(1):66-68. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2019-002350. Epub 2019 Aug 23.
The tuning fork tests have been under attack since their first use in clinical examination. However, the tuning fork is small and fits into every white coat, and tuning fork tests for hearing are easy, accurate and inexpensive. They should be used in patients with an acute unilateral hearing loss if an electric audiometer is not available. After more than 100 years, the tuning fork is not obsolete; tuning fork tests are very useful if used correctly and for the appropriate indication.
自首次用于临床检查以来,音叉试验一直备受争议。然而,音叉体积小,能放进每件白大褂的口袋,而且听力音叉试验操作简便、结果准确且成本低廉。如果没有电动听力计,对于急性单侧听力损失患者应使用音叉试验。历经100多年,音叉并未过时;如果正确使用并用于合适的适应症,音叉试验非常有用。