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#Question id: 11458


A person able to hear only low-frequency sounds would probably have which of the following structural problems in the ear?

#I Life Science/ Life Sciences Group – I-V
  1. The tympanum is damaged because of chronic ear infections.
  2. The basilar membrane is stiffened along its entire length.
  3. The ear ossicles are abnormally thickened.
  4. There is a loss of hair cell function in the area closest to the oval window.