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What is presbycusis as it relates to aging and hearing?
 
  a. a stiffing of the eardrum
  b. a loosening of the eardrum
  c. a loss of hair cells
  d. an overabundance of inappropriate hair cells

Question 2

Because of age-related changes in hearing, older adults would have the greatest difficulty distinguishing between which of the following words?
 
  a. dog, dig
  b. please, peas
  c. run, ruin
  d. close, clothe


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d


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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM

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