While sensory presbycusis , neural presbycusis .
A) affects the ability to understand speech; has little effect on other hearing abilities
B) produces hearing loss across all pitches; produces hearing loss for high pitches
C) has little effect on other hearing abilities; affects the ability to understand speech
D) produces hearing loss for low pitches; produces hearing loss for high pitches

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Sensory presbycusis affects the ability to hear sounds, including speech, while neural presbycusis affects the ability to understand speech. Therefore, option C, which states that sensory presbycusis has little effect on other hearing abilities and neural presbycusis affects the ability to understand speech, is the correct choice. The other options are not accurate in their descriptions of the effects of these types of presbycusis.

While Sensory Presbycusis , Neural Presbycusis