Losing feedback hair cells impairs hearing far less than losing perceptive ones

Evidence

One should also note that if the single rank is destroyed, but the feedback rank remains intact, total deafness results, whereas if the reverse happens, the subject is still able to hear, after a fashion, although his ability to do so is reduced by a factor of one hundred. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 560

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 560
• XREF: connects to: The physical structure of the ear itself shapes and constructs perceived sound — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 561; Outer hair cell loss reduces hearing sensitivity by up to 60 dB — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 228

Broader Connections

• The physical structure of the ear itself shapes and constructs perceived sound #expands (0.60) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 561