While cleaning his right ear a little too vigorously, Steve accidentally punctured his eardrum and is unable to hear out of this ear. Steve's injury would be classified as an example of
A)conduction deafness
B)temporal lobe deafness
C)nerve deafness
D)localized deafness

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Conduction deafness occurs when there is a problem conducting sound waves anywhere along the route through the outer ear, tympanic membrane (eardrum), or middle ear. Puncturing the eardrum interferes with sound being conducted efficiently to the inner ear, leading to this type of hearing loss.

While Cleaning His Right Ear a Little Too Vigorously, Steve