Rinne test is negative in:: (A) Sensorineural deafness, (B) Acoustic neuroma, (C) Tympanosclerosis, (D) Meniere's disease
Answer is C. (c) Tympanosclerosis(Ref Cummings, 6th ed., 2203)Tympanosclerosis being a conductive pathology so BC > AC so Rinne will be negative.All the other options being SN deafness so AC > BC so Rinne will be positive.