Have you ever noticed that your grandparents or other older people often turn up the T.V. so loud that it is difficult to sit in the same room with them? Based on what you have learned so far, why do they turn up the T.V. so loud?


a. Years of natural earwax build-up, deep inside the ear, dampens most sounds.
b. Older adults have a hard time hearing certain pitches, so they turn up everything.
c. Aging creates a less sensitive cochlear nerve and thus a stronger sound is required to create an action potential.
d. Normal aging causes a reduction in cochlear cells, specifically hair cells.


d. Normal aging causes a reduction in cochlear cells, specifically hair cells.

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