ivity 10: Hearing and Equilibrium (rom 7hum Answer the questions below about hea

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ivity 10: Hearing and Equilibrium (rom 7hum Answer the questions below about hearing and equ ilibrium. a) R est Comparing Bone and Air Conduction Hearing Grom p. 7-8) Right car 10sec Bone conduction time (sec): Left ear: Right ear:TO SE Air conduction time (sec): Left ear:Right car Right ear:7sec b) Explain why a person with conduction deafness hears the tuning fork better when it rests a mastoid process than when it is held close to the ear. c) What parts of the ear can be affected to cause conduction deafness?

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b) this is because bone conduction is better than the air conduction, this is because the passage of sound waves is impeded in the ear through middle ear into the cochlea.

c) Outer or middle ear

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