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Article: Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Treatment Options
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- Mayo Clinic Proceedings
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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Hearing loss is a common problem that impacts quality of life for the patient, family members, and caretakers. Unfortunately, hearing loss is often undiagnosed and untreated. This article summarizes symptoms of typical hearing loss associated with aging and simple screening procedures that can be implemented into a primary care practice. In addition, hearing aid treatment options, including monaural or binaural fitting, size and style, and circuitry and feature options, are reviewed.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2006;81(2):234-237
Hearing loss affects more than 31.5 million people in the United States1 and is a major public health issue. As many as 40% of adults older than 65 years have some degree of ...
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