A 28-year-old woman presents with progressive bilateral hearing loss over 3 years. She reports that she hears better in noisy environments (paracusis willisii). Audiometry shows bilateral symmetric conductive hearing loss with an air-bone gap. The structure marked **B** in the diagram is noted. Which of the following best explains the pathophysiology of this finding?
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