Where Is the Air Conduction?

Air conduction hearing occurs through air near the ear, and it involves the ear canal and eardrum. Bone conduction hearing occurs through vibrations picked up by the ear's specialized nervous system. A Weber test is another way to evaluate conductive and sensorineural hearing losses.

What part of the ear does air conduction test?

In air-conduction testing, a pure tone is presented via an earphone (or a loudspeaker). The signal travels through the air in the outer ear to the middle ear and then to the cochlea in the inner ear.

What is air conduction in hearing?

Air Conduction Thresholds

In natural hearing, sound waves are carried through the air. Air conduction relies on the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear. This makes air conduction audiometry an effective measure of everyday hearing ability.