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Hearing loss of a degree sufficient to interfere with social and job-related communication is among the most common chronic neural impairments in the U.S. population. On the basis of health-interview data,¹ it is estimated that approximately 4 percent of people under 45 years of age and 29 percent of those 65 years or over have a handicapping loss of hearing. A similar survey in Great Britain² found that approximately 25 percent of the population questioned had some hearing difficulty, and audiometric evaluation of a portion of that population found that 20 percent had a hearing impairment exceeding 25 dB HL . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Anatomy of the Auditory System and Anatomical Sites of Hearing Loss

External and Middle Ear

Inner Ear and Central Auditory System

Common Causes of Hearing Loss

Effusions and Infections of the Ear

Genetic and Developmental Disorders

Ototoxicity

Trauma

Immune-Mediated Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Tumors

Idiopathic and Degenerative Disorders

Disorders of the Circulation

Diagnostic Approaches

Treatment

Treatment and Rehabilitation of Conductive Hearing Loss

Treatment and Rehabilitation of Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Source Information

From the Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, both in Boston.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Nadol at the Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles St., Boston, MA 02114-3096.

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Gregory M. C., Atkins C. L., Barker D. F., Levy B. S., Wegman D. H., Soto J., Alsar M.J., Nadol J. B.
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