A 17-year-old boy presents with a 3-year history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus diagnosed at age 6, progressive bilateral vision loss with optic disc pallor, polyuria, and recent-onset hearing difficulty. Audiometry shows the pattern marked **B** in the diagram. Genetic testing confirms biallelic WFS1 mutations. Which of the following best explains the hearing loss pattern observed at **B**?
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