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Conductive hearing loss occurs when there is a problem conducting sound waves anywhere along the route through the outer ear tympanic membrane (eardrum) or middle ear (ossicles).This type of hearing loss may occur in conjunction with sensorineural hearing loss or alone.The Weber test in which a tuning fork is touched to the midline of the forehead localizes to the affected ear in people with this condition. The Rinne test which tests air conduction vs.
