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Distinguish conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.
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Physics of the ear
Subtopic
Defects of hearing
Aqa A Level PhysicsMedical physics
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Distinguish conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
- This point belongs to Physics of the ear, especially Defects of hearing.
- You need to be able to distinguish conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.
- The key ideas to know are hearing loss.
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hearing loss
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