Why are men more likely to experience great hearing loss than women in middle adulthood? They are more likely to ____

a. listen to very loud music, which causes damage to the inner ear
b. be employed in places where there would be chronic exposure to loud noises
c. smoke, which causes irreversible harm to the outer and middle ear
d. not spend as much time trying to listen to what other people are saying


Answer: B

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