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Mrs. Aftab is just beginning to experience sensorineural hearing loss. She is likely to have the greatest difficulty hearing sounds of:

Correct answer: D. High frequency and low amplitude

  • A. High frequency and high amplitude
  • B. Low frequency and high amplitude
  • C. Low frequency and low amplitude
  • D. High frequency and low amplitude

Explanation

Sensorineural hearing loss commonly affects high-frequency sounds first, while low-amplitude sounds are also harder to detect because they are quieter. Thus, high-frequency and low-amplitude sounds present the greatest difficulty among the choices.

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