Question

larry has been told by his doctor that he is experiencing _______ due to hair cells that were destroyed as a result of loud sounds.

nerve hearing impairment
tinnitus
conduction hearing impairment
a speech segmentation problem

Explanation:

Hair - cell damage from loud sounds often leads to nerve hearing impairment. Nerve hearing impairment occurs when the auditory nerve or hair cells in the inner ear are damaged. Tinnitus is a ringing - in - the - ears sensation not directly related to hair - cell destruction as the main cause here. Conduction hearing impairment is due to problems in the outer or middle ear, not hair - cell damage. Speech segmentation is related to language processing, not hearing loss from hair - cell damage.

Answer:

nerve hearing impairment