This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Anatomy
Damage to facial nerve just above branching of chorda tympani causes all except: 
Select and explain. 
A. Hyperacusis, B. Decreased salivation, C. Loss of taste from tongue, D. Paralysis of muscles of facial expression
A: Hyperacusis
Answer: A: Hyperacusis 
Explanation: Lesions within the facial canal distal to the meatal segment cause both hyperacusis and ageusio; lesions in the facial canal between the nerve to stapedius and the chorda tympani cause ageusia but no hyperacusis; lesions distal to the chorda tympani cause neither ageusia and hyperacusis.