A Patient Has a Loss of Hearing in Only One

question 53

Multiple Choice

A patient has a loss of hearing in only one ear.Which of the following is likely to be a result?

• A) The patient will not be able to localize the origin of sounds.
• B) The patient will have increased sensitivity to sound in the unaffected ear.
• C) The patient will have a loss of balance with dizziness and vertigo.
• D) The patient will not be able to track objects with the eye on the same side as the hearing loss.

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Definitions:

Area

In statistics, often refers to the region under the curve of a probability distribution representing the probability of a range of outcomes.

Variance

An indication of how data points diverge from their average, showing the extent of their spread.

Normally Distributed

Describes a distribution that follows a bell curve, where data is symmetrically distributed with most values clustering around a central point.

Normally Distributed

Describes a statistical distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.