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Nearly 30 million Americans have impaired hearing.
The most common cause of hearing loss in children is otitis media.
For the elderly-the largest group affected-excessive noise, drugs,
toxins, and heredity are the most frequent contributing factors.
Hearing loss is a medical disorder. In a limited number of patients,
it can be surgically corrected; medical devices and rehabilitation
can substantially reduce hearing loss in the vast majority of
patients who cannot be helped by surgery. The medical specialists
who diagnose and treat hearing disorders are called otolaryngologists-head
and neck surgeons, or more commonly, "ear, nose and throat
doctors."
Does my baby have hearing loss?
So Your Child Has a Hearing Loss
Noise, Ears and Hearing Protection
Doctor, What Causes Tinnitus?
Buying a Hearing Aid
Hearing Aids Through the Ages
Hearing Health Links
Facts about Otosclerosis
Your Genes and Hearing Loss
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