Susan suffered from scarlet fever when she was three years old. The primary residual damage is lost hearing in her left ear. Susan has been able to compensate well, asking people to speak louder and always sitting in the front row in her school classrooms. Due to her impaired binaural system, she still has difficulty, however, with ________.

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Sound localization relies heavily on the binaural (two-eared) hearing system to determine the direction from which a sound is coming. With impaired hearing in one ear, Susan would have difficulty accurately locating the source of sounds.

Susan Suffered from Scarlet Fever When She Was Three Years