Which of These Types of Hearing Losses Is Caused by a Defect

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of these types of hearing losses is caused by a defect of the inner ear or of the auditory nerve?

• A) A conductive hearing loss
• B) A semiconductive hearing loss
• C) An auditory canal hearing loss
• D) A sensorineural hearing loss

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Definitions:

Reaction

A process in which substances interact to form one or more new substances with different properties.

β-lactams

A class of antibiotics that include penicillins, characterized by a four-membered lactam ring.

Penicillins

A group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi, effective against a wide range of bacterial infections by inhibiting cell wall synthesis.

Cephalosporins

A class of β-lactam antibiotics derived from Acremonium, which are effective against a wide range of bacterial infections.