Which risk increases as a construction worker’s cumulative exposure to high-frequency noise rises, especially without adequate ear protection?

💡 Explanation

Progressive sensorineural hearing loss becomes more likely with increased exposure to high-frequency noise because sustained acoustic trauma damages cochlear hair cells, therefore impairing sound transduction at specific frequencies, rather than affecting olfactory, baroreceptor, or oculomotor functions.

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