Balint and Ameilia both have lost some of their hearing ability. The hair cells that feed information to Balint's acoustic nerve were damaged when he stood too close to the speakers at loud concerts. In Amelia's case, the neurons that normally carry sound messages from the cochlea to her brain were damaged by disease. Balint has __________ deafness, and Amelia has __________ deafness.
A. conduction; conduction
B. conduction; nerve
C. nerve; conduction
D. nerve; nerve
Answer: D
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