The most common form of sensorineural hearing loss in the elderly is:
a. conductive hearing loss.
b. acute otitis media.
c. presbycusis.
d. Ménière disease.
ANS: C
Presbycusis is the most common form of sensorineural hearing loss in elderly people. Conductive hearing loss does not occur as frequently as presbycusis. Otitis media is an infection in the middle ear and is not defined as a hearing loss. Ménière disease leads to vertigo, not hearing loss.
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