Which failure mode becomes likely when loud construction equipment continuously exposes workers to high-frequency noise?

💡 Explanation

Continuous high-frequency noise causes damage to the basal hair cells in the cochlea because the tonotopic organization of the cochlea dictates that basal cells are most sensitive to high frequencies. Therefore, noise-induced hearing loss first affects high frequencies rather than low frequencies due to apical damage.

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