Ans. b. Outer hair cell Noise induced hearing loss mostly affects outer hair cell."Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) causes damage to hair cells, staing in the basal turn of cochlea. Outer hair cells are affected before the inner hair cells.""Noise-induced hearing loss damages hair cells, which begin at the basal turn of cochlea. Outer hair cells are affected earlier than the inner hair cells."
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