This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Hearing Loss, Subject name: ENT
Rinne test is negative in: 
Select and explain. 
A. Sensorineural deafness, B. Acoustic neuroma, C. Tympanosclerosis, D. Meniere's disease
C: Tympanosclerosis
Answer: C: Tympanosclerosis 
Explanation: (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.