Characteristics of Patients with Hearing Aids according to the Degree and Pattern of Hearing Loss
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Characteristics of Patients with Hearing Aids according to the Degree and Pattern of Hearing Loss
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study was designed to assess the characteristics of patients according to the degree and audiogram shape of hearing loss and the association of these characteristics with hearing aids (HA) choice, return rate, and cause of return. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This study included 460 individuals who received HAs from 2011 to 2015. The relationships between type of HA and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Audiology and Otology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2384-1621,2384-1710
DOI: 10.7874/jao.2016.20.3.146