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[[Hearing impairment]] may be a full or partial decrease within the ability to detect or understand [[Sounds and Mind|sounds]].<ref name="def1">{{cite web|url=http://www.oafccd.com/factshee/fact59.htm|title=Speech and Language Terms and Abbreviations|accessdate=2006-12-02}}</ref>Caused by a good range of [[biological]] and [[environmental factors]], loss of hearing can happen to any organism that perceives sound. It is highly [[Prevalence|prevalent]] impairment and chances increase as one's age above 60.<ref name="pmid33253610">{{cite journal| author=Nieman CL, Oh ES| title=Hearing Loss. | journal=Ann Intern Med | year= 2020 | volume= 173 | issue= 11 | pages= ITC81-ITC96 | pmid=33253610 | doi=10.7326/AITC202012010 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=33253610 }}</ref> | |||
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==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Hearing impairment may be a full or partial decrease within the ability to detect or understand sounds.[1]Caused by a good range of biological and environmental factors, loss of hearing can happen to any organism that perceives sound. It is highly prevalent impairment and chances increase as one's age above 60.[2]
References
- ↑ "Speech and Language Terms and Abbreviations". Retrieved 2006-12-02.
- ↑ Nieman CL, Oh ES (2020). "Hearing Loss". Ann Intern Med. 173 (11): ITC81–ITC96. doi:10.7326/AITC202012010. PMID 33253610 Check
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