ReviewPractical neurology2020
Sudden deafness and tuning fork tests: towards optimal utilisation.
Review in Practical neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- The role of serun lipid, cytokine production in sudden sensorineural hearing loss.Cytotechnology · 2025Article
- Otosyphilis and Malignant Syphilis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient: A Case of Bilateral Hearing Loss with Complete Recovery Following Ceftriaxone Therapy - Case Report.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
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- Hearing abnormalities in multiple sclerosis: clinical semiology and pathophysiologic mechanisms.Journal of neurology · 2022Article
- Clinical Efficacy of Xueshuantong plus Urokinase in the Treatment of Sudden Deafness.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss among primary care physicians in Canada: a survey study.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2021Article
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Abstract
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.
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