Hearing Physiology and Tuning Fork Tests
- Previous year questions on Hearing Physiology and Tuning Fork Tests for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the ENT section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 18 live questions in Hearing Physiology and Tuning Fork Tests.
- 2 of 18 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018.
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- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.A patient has Rinne test +ve for left ear and weber test is lateralized to right ear, what type of deafness may be seen in this case?
- ALeft conductive HL
- BRight conductive HL
- CLeft sensorineural HL✓ Correct answer
- DRight sensorineural HL
Q2.In which of the following condition, positive Rinne test is seen?
- APresbycusis✓ Correct answer
- BCSOM
- COtosclerosis
- DWax impacted ear
Q3.Middle Ear Function is
- AImpedance matching✓ Correct answer
- BFrequency discrimination
- CIntensity Discrimination
- DSpeech Localization
Q4.Which of the following is TRUE about stapedial reflex?
- AInvolves a spinal reflex
- BInvariably the first manifestation of Meniere's disease
- CProtects from loud noises✓ Correct answer
- DIs a polysynaptic reflex
Q5.In Bing test, on alternately compressing and releasing the external acoustic meatus, the sound increases and decreases. This indicates
- AOtosclerosis
- BSensorineural deafness✓ Correct answer
- CAdhesive otitis media
- DChronic suppurative otitis media
Q6.A patient presents to your clinic for evaluation of defective hearing. Rinne's test shows air conduction greater than the bone conduction on both sides with Weber test lateralized to right ear. What is the next logical step?
- ANormal test
- BSchwabach's test✓ Correct answer
- CRepeat Rinne's test on right side
- DWax removal
Q7.Which of the following contract together with stapes to stiffen the ossicular chain and protect the inner ear from noise damage?
- AScala media
- BTensor tympani✓ Correct answer
- CScala vestibuli
- DSemicircular canal
Q8.Ossicles of middle ear are responsible for which of the following ?
- AAmplification of sound intensity
- BReduction of sound intensity
- CProtecting the inner ear
- DReduction of impedance to sound transmission✓ Correct answer
Q9.Tuning fork of 512 FPS is used to test the hearing because it is -
- ABetter heard✓ Correct answer
- BBetter felt
- CProduces over tones
- DNot heard
Q10.A 38-year-old gentleman repos of decreased hearing in the right ear for the last two years. On testing with a 512 Hz tuning fork, the Rinne&;s test without masking is negative in the right ear and positive on the left ear. With Weber&;s test, the tone is perceived as louder in the right ear. The most likely diagnosis in the patient is
- ARight conductive hearing loss✓ Correct answer
- BRight sensorineural hearing loss
- CLeft sensorineural hearing loss
- DLeft conductive hearing loss
Answer key
Q1: C. Left sensorineural HL; Q2: A. Presbycusis; Q3: A. Impedance matching; Q4: C. Protects from loud noises; Q5: B. Sensorineural deafness; Q6: B. Schwabach's test; Q7: B. Tensor tympani; Q8: D. Reduction of impedance to sound transmission; Q9: A. Better heard; Q10: A. Right conductive hearing loss.
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