A 75-Year-Old Man Reports He Stopped Playing Cards with His

question 13

Multiple Choice

A 75-year-old man reports he stopped playing cards with his friends because their voices sounded mumbled. How does the nurse explain the cause of this change?

• A) Sudden low-frequency hearing loss
• B) Accumulation of earwax in the outer ear
• C) Damage to the middle ear from ear infections
• D) Gradual high-frequency hearing loss

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