Joe Wilson,age 55,has been told by experts that he has conduction hearing loss and that a hearing aid would restore his lost sense of hearing.It is likely that Joe's hearing loss involves problems within the
A) inner ear.
B) middle ear.
C) auditory nerve.
D) basilar membrane.

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Conduction hearing loss involves problems with the middle ear, such as damage to the eardrum or the middle ear bones. Restoring hearing with a hearing aid means that sound can be amplified and passed through the damaged middle ear to the inner ear. Therefore, option B is the best choice.

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