Question

informed opinions through causal chains progress question id 766737 read this excerpt from a passage. i convinced my parents to get me a music device with headphones when i was eleven. when i was fifteen, i started going to concerts at indoor arenas and large amphitheaters. at the big concerts, you could always find me next to the speakers. a year later i was also going to all - ages shows at clubs—and you know where id park myself. after a concert or a club gig, id occasionally notice ringing in my ears afterward. but by the next day it would be gone. yet that post - event ringing gradually got louder and louder, and it took longer and longer to disappear. then one day last year i realized that the ringing was 24/7, except when i was asleep. i also had to face the fact that, more and more often, i was asking, “what did you say?” in conversations. my parents took me to a hearing specialist. the diagnosis was pretty straightforward: in both ears, id lost some hearing at one range and a lot of hearing at another. the constant ringing was connected to the hearing loss. of course i asked the doctor, “so what can you do about it?” her response—“the hearing loss is irreversible”—wasnt the answer i was expecting. what was the cause of the authors irreversible hearing loss? the constant ringing in her ears caused damage to her hearing. going to all - ages shows at clubs was the main cause of her hearing loss. a genetic problem caused her to slowly lose her hearing over a long period of time. repeated listening to loud music played very closely to her ears.

Explanation:

The author started using a music - device with headphones at 11, went to concerts near speakers and club gigs. Repeated exposure to loud music close to ears led to hearing loss. The constant ringing was a symptom, not the cause. Going to club shows was part of the exposure but not the sole cause. There is no mention of a genetic problem.

Answer:

Repeated listening to loud music played very closely to her ears.