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We find it difficult to hear if we put cotton in our ears. This is because

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  1. cotton damps the sound wave before reaching the ear drum

  2. cotton creates a vacuum in the ear

  3. cotton conducts the vibration to the ear drum

  4. none of the above is true

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cotton, put inside ear, damps  the vibration entering the ear. So, when the damped sound reaches the eardrum, its vibration becomes lower than original. So, we find it difficult to hear.

A very loud sound

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  1. damages the hair cells of the inner ear

  2. damages the outer ear

  3. damages the middle ear

  4. reflects back from the ear

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A very loud sound damages the hair cells of the inner ear. The hair cells die and stop sending sound signals to the brain. Once damaged, these hair cells do not grow back.

Highest loudness of sound causing no harm to the ear is

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  1. 67 dB

  2. 650 dB

  3. 65 dB

  4. 20000 dB

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

65 dB loudness causes no harm to human ears. But the damage occurs if the loudness exceeds 65 dB.

The response of human ear to sound in terms of its shrillness is known as:

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  1. frequency

  2. pitch

  3. loudness

  4. amplitude

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pitch is known as the response of human ear to sound in terms of its shrillness.

Why can't we hear the scream of bat?

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  1. Because its scream consists of infrasonic sound

  2. Because its scream consists of ultrasonic sound

  3. Because its scream consists of subsonic sound

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bats produce ultrasonic sound and thus humans cannot hear them. Bats emit sound in the range of $20,000$ to $100,000\ Hz$ which is beyond our audible range.

What is conductive hearing loss?

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  1. When outer or middle ear leads to problem and inefficient transfer of sound

  2. When inner ear leads to problem and inefficient transfer of sound

  3. When only middle ear leads to problem and inefficient transfer of sound

  4. When inner and middle ear leads to problem and inefficient transfer of sound

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When outer or middle ear gets damage causing insufficient transfer of sound to inner ear.

Which of the following is / are true?

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  1. the inner ear consists of a cochlea, the semicircular canals and the auditory nerve

  2. the middle ear is an air filled cavity that consists of an ear drum and three tiny interconnected bones the hammer, anvil and stirrup

  3. the human ear consists of three basic parts - outer ear, middle ear and inner ear

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the options are correct.

The inner ear consists of a cochlea, the semicircular canals and the auditory nerve.
The middle ear is an air filled cavity that consists of an ear drum and three tiny interconnected bones the hammer, anvil and stirrup.
The human ear consists of three basic parts - outer ear, middle ear and inner ear.

How many inner and outer hair cells does a normal human ear possess?

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  1. 25000

  2. 30000

  3. 27000

  4. 50000

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A normal human ear possess nearly 25000 hair cells.

State whether given statement is True or False :
There is no possibility of having mixed hearing loss with both conductive and sensori-neural element.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is a false statement. It is possible to have a mixed hearing loss.

Why do we lose hearing while yawning?

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  1. Muscles around middle ear contracts

  2. Muscles around middle ear expands

  3. Muscles around inner ear contracts

  4. Muscles around inner ear expands

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Muscles around middle ear contracts while yawning. So, we are not able to hear while yawning.