A deer hunter lost the hearing in his right ear after his gun exploded when he tried firing it. His hearing loss is the result of damage to what nerve?

A deer hunter lost the hearing in his right ear after his gun exploded when he tried firing it. His hearing loss is the result of damage to what nerve?
A) vagus
B) hypoglossal
C) glossopharyngeal
D) trigeminal
E) vestibulocochlear