A 16-Year-Old Boy Has Become Totally Deaf in His Left

Multiple Choice

A 16-year-old boy has become totally deaf in his left ear after a motor vehicle accident even though hearing in his right ear is normal. A lesion at which of the following sites is the most likely cause of this finding?

A) Left dorsal and ventral cochlear nuclei
B) Left inferior colliculus
C) Left superior colliculus
D) Right medial geniculate nucleus
E) Right temporal lobe