Vibration-sensing hair cells on the basilar membrane


Very loud sounds can damage hearing through injuring the vibration-sensing hair cells on the basilar membrane. Assume a person consists of injured hair cells on a segment of the basilar membrane close to the stapes.

What kind of sound is most likely to have generated this particular pattern of damage?

(i) Loud music having a mix of different frequencies.

(ii) A very loud, high-frequency sound.

(iii) A very loud, low-frequency sound.

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