A Newborn's Hearing Is

question 31

Multiple Choice

A newborn's hearing is

• A) poorly developed until the second month.
• B) fairly acute, and has been since before birth.
• C) not developed enough to discriminate between sounds.
• D) operational only after birth because of amniotic fluid in the ear canal.

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