A patient with a unilateral sensorineural hearing loss would hear the sound louder in the unaffected ear, because the affected ear is less effective at picking up sound even if it is transmitted directly by conduction into the inner ear.
A patient with a unilateral sensorineural hearing loss would hear the sound louder in the unaffected ear. The affected ear is less effective at picking up sound. It is transmitted directly by conduction into the inner ear.