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Read more...Hearing Loss Among US Teenagers Increases By 31%
Hearing loss among American teenagers rose by approximately 31% from 1988-1994 to 2005-2006, according to a study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). In the year 2005-2006 one fifth of all US kids had some level of hearing loss. The report states that hearing loss is a common sensory disorder that affects tens of millions of Americans of all ages. However, adolescent ...
Read more...Teenager Hearing Loss Increases
Data from two nationally representative surveys indicates that the prevalence of hearing loss among U.S. adolescents increased by about 30 percent from 1988-1994 to 2005-2006, with 1 in 5 adolescents having hearing loss in 2005-2006
Read more...Prevalence of hearing loss among US adolescents has increased significantly
Data from two nationally representative surveys indicates that the prevalence of hearing loss among US adolescents increased by about 30 percent from 1988-1994 to 2005-2006, with 1 in 5 adolescents having hearing loss in 2005-2006, according to a new study.
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