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Medical tuning fork

Known as: fork tuning, FORK, TUNING, forks tuning 
A tuning fork is a mechanical device which resonates at a given frequency and is used to diagnose hearing disorders and to test for vibratory sense.
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2014
2014
Frequency-dependent drag from quantum turbulence produced by quartz tuning forks in superfluid He4
We have measured the drag force from quantum turbulence on a series of quartz tuning forks in superfluid helium. The tuning forks… 
2010
2010
Experiments relating to the flow induced by a vibrating quartz tuning fork and similar structures in a classical fluid.
We report on an experimental study of the behavior of a number of commercially available quartz tuning forks oscillating in a… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Identifying Dead Regions in the Cochlea: Psychophysical Tuning Curves and Tone Detection in Threshold-Equalizing Noise
Objective Recent studies indicate that high-frequency amplification may provide little benefit for listeners with moderate-to… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A low-temperature dynamic mode scanning force microscope operating in high magnetic fields
A scanning force microscope was implemented operating at temperatures below 4.2 K and in magnetic fields up to 8 T. Piezoelectric… 
1988
1988
The Rinne test for conductive deafness. A critical reappraisal.
The Rinne tuning fork test for the detection of conductive hearing loss is the most widely used tuning fork test in clinical… 
1984
1984
Psychophysical tuning curves in normal-hearing listeners: test reliability and probe level effects.
Psychophysical tuning curves (PTCs) were obtained from 19 normal-hearing listeners using a computer-controlled, modified Bekesy… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Clinical accuracy of tuning fork tests
A review of the literature reveals a surprisingly sparse amount of true documentation concerning the validity of using tuning… 
1971
1971
Tuning fork tests in modern otology.
IT HAS often been said that the Ear, Nose, and Throat resident learns only enough about tuning fork tests to satisfy his… 
1959
1959
The relation between permanent and temporary noise dips.
During the last few decades it has appeared that noise deafness is characterized by a hearing loss which is mainly restricted to… 
1942
1942
CORRELATION OF HEARING ACUITY FOR SPEECH WITH DISCRETE FREQUENCY AUDIOGRAMS: METHOD OF DETERMINATION
Since the discovery of the thermionic tube and its eventual association with electrical circuits designed to produce measured… 
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