A 28-year-old woman with otosclerosis elects to have a stapedectomy for treatment of her hearing loss.Two days after the surgery,she tells the nurse she does not hear as well as she did immediately after the surgery.Which of the following is the best response to the patient?
A) "You may have a sensorineural hearing loss that is not related to the otosclerosis."
B) "The cotton ball dressing in your ear canal most likely is impairing your hearing in that ear."
C) "Postoperative accumulation of fluid and blood in your middle ear will temporarily decrease your hearing."
D) "I will let the physician know about this because you could have a fistula or other complication of the surgery."
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