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Physician hearing loss

American Journal of Otolaryngology, 2006
Hearing is an important sense for physicians, making communication and stethoscope use possible, yet not much is known about the impact of hearing loss on professional function. The purpose of this study was to explore hearing-related issues affecting physicians.We administered a hearing test and questionnaire to 107 physicians and medical students.The
Peter, Rabinowitz   +4 more
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Hearing Loss

Medical Clinics of North America, 2010
Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory impairments and affects almost 10% of the adult population. The percentage of adults with hearing loss markedly increases with advancing age. The differential diagnosis for patients presenting with hearing loss is extensive, but can often be narrowed with a directed hearing history and physical examination.
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Functional hearing loss

The Laryngoscope, 1976
AbstractFunctional hearing loss is a rather common entity, although it probably is overlooked more often than not. In most instances, the services of an experienced audiologist are necessary if one is to detect these cases.First, one must consider carefully the patient's behavior before and during the otologic and audiologic examination, and note the ...
E R, Nilo, W H, Saunders
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Tinnitus and Hearing Loss

2011
1. Damage in the external, middle, or internal ear can contribute to the emergence of tinnitus because of the hearing loss it causes. 2. The two components of the external ear are the auricle and the outer auditory canal. (a) The occlusion of the ear canal produces an alteration in sound transmission that may cause tinnitus to ...
G. Baracca, L. Del Bo, U. Ambrosetti
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Hearing loss

2003
Abstract The World Health Organization has estimated that 360 million people worldwide are affected by disabling hearing loss, making hearing impairment—the hidden handicap frequently overlooked by all clinicians—the most common sensory impairment.
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Epidemiology of Hearing Loss

International Journal of Audiology, 1973
Epidemiology no longer concerns itself only with infectious diseases. Now it deals with the commoner non-infectious diseases in a population. In epidemiology, we deal with populations and this is the centre of the problem.Data on more than 30 000 cases of hearing loss were statistically analysed for the period 1966–1971.
L, Surján, J, Dévald, L, Pálfalvi
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Autism and Hearing Loss

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1999
A group of 199 children and adolescents (153 boys, 46 girls) with autistic disorder was audiologically evaluated. Mild to moderate hearing loss was diagnosed in 7.9% and unilateral hearing loss in 1.6% of those who could be tested appropriately. Pronounced to profound bilateral hearing loss or deafness was diagnosed in 3.5% of all cases, representing a
U, Rosenhall   +4 more
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Paediatric hearing loss

BMJ, 2017
#### What you need to know A 3 year old child attends with his mother, who is worried about his hearing. Staff at the child’s nursery say he doesn’t always respond immediately, and his mother is concerned that he is not talking as much as other children.
Hannah, Nieto   +3 more
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Hidden Hearing Loss

Scientific American, 2015
The article discusses hearing loss and other damage to the ear by loud sounds. According to the author, sounds that lead to a temporary rise in thresholds for hearing may cause permanent damage to fibers in the auditory nerve, which may reduce a person's ability to process complex signals.
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[Hearing loss and idoneity--the segnalation of noise-induced hearing loss hearing Loss].

Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia, 2011
Work idoneity in hearing loss must be related to working ability and evolution risks. Working ability is referred to the difficulties found in speech comprehension and in signals perception. As regards hearing loss evolution it is necessary to define if the subject is affected by conductive or neurosensorial hearing loss.
ALBERA, Roberto   +3 more
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