The Rinne test is a hearing test conducted with a tuning fork .
The Rinne test is used to test and compare a patients ' hearing via air conduction ( normal process ) or by way of bone conduction ( sound to the inner ear through the mastoid ) .
The Rinne test is a hearing test conducted with a tuning fork , and is used to test and compare a patients ' hearing via air conduction ( normal process ) or by way of bone conduction ( sound to the inner ear through the mastoid ) .