Jamal was in an accident and lost all the hearing in his left ear.The deafness in his left ear will most likely affect Jamal's ability to:
A)detect high-pitched sounds
B)localize sounds accurately
C)detect low-pitched sounds
D)separate speech from background noise

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Jamal's ability to localize sounds accurately will most likely be affected by the loss of hearing in his left ear. The brain uses differences in the timing and loudness of sounds arriving at each ear to determine where a sound is coming from. With only one working ear, it becomes more difficult for the brain to accurately determine the source of a sound. While the loss of hearing in one ear may affect other aspects of hearing, such as detecting certain frequencies or speech in noise, the most significant impact is likely to be on localization abilities.

Jamal Was in an Accident and Lost All the Hearing