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[[Hearing impairment]] may be a partial or complete decrease in the ability to perceive or comprehend [[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> | [[Hearing impairment]] may be a partial or complete decrease in the ability to perceive or comprehend [[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>Classification is based on [[laterality]], [[severity]], cause, [[anatomy]] of ear, [[symmetry]], clinical characteristics, [[Age|age of onset]], and associated [[symptoms]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Hearing impairment may be a partial or complete decrease in the ability to perceive or comprehend 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]Classification is based on laterality, severity, cause, anatomy of ear, symmetry, clinical characteristics, age of onset, and associated symptoms.
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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