1. Place a vibrating 512 Hz tuning fork firmly on the mastoid process (apply pressure to the opposite side of the head to make sure the contact is firm). This tests bone conduction. 2. Confirm the patient can hear the sound of the tuning fork and then ask them to tell you when they can no longer hear it. 3. When the patient can no longer hear the s...

Explain to the patient that you are going to test their hearing using a tuning fork. 1. Tap a 512Hz tuning fork and place in the midline of the forehead. The tuning fork should be set in motion by striking it on your knee (not the patient’s knee or a table). 2. Ask the patient “Where do you hear the sound?” A 512Hz tuning fork is used as it gives t...