Does Hearing Aid Use Increase the Likelihood of Cerumen Impaction?
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Does Hearing Aid Use Increase the Likelihood of Cerumen Impaction?
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Impacted cerumen is a common condition in adults. It is commonly believed that wearing hearing aids may increase the cerumen impaction, although no empirical evidence exist. The current study was aimed at studying if the use of hearing aids increase the likelihood of impaction of cerumen. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study used retrospective design. The study sample incl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Audiology and Otology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2384-1621,2384-1710
DOI: 10.7874/jao.2015.19.3.168