Multiple Choice
A 70-year-old patient reports to the nurse that he is having trouble hearing,especially when he is in large groups.He says he "can't always tell where the sound is coming from" and the words often sound "mixed up." What might the nurse suspect as the cause for this?
A) Atrophy of the apocrine glands
B) Cilia becoming coarse and stiff
C) Degeneration of nerves in the inner ear
D) Scarring of the tympanic membrane
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