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Hearing Loss in Adults

Year: 2017

Type: review

Abstract: Half of adults in their seventh decade and 80% who are at least 85 years old have hearing loss. Understanding the auditory system and the diseases affecting each component of it allows clinicians to address the problem and refer patients to appropriate personnel.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra1616601

Authors: Lisa L. Cunningham, Debara L. Tucci

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, Duke University, Duke Medical Center, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Language: English

Topic: Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation

Subfield: Speech and Hearing

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders