A client at 22 weeks' gestation comes to the clinic complaining of earache and decreased hearing. Examination of the ear is normal. The nurse explains to the client that her symptoms are pregnancy-induced as a result of what physiologic change?
A) Thickened dry cerumen
B) Infection of the inner ear
C) Vascularity of the eardrum
D) Auditory nerve compression
C
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