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Bilateral versus unilateral hearing aids for bilateral hearing impairment in adults
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Background
Acquired hearing loss is common and its incidence increases markedly with age. Inmost people, ’age-related’ hearing loss is sensorineural (due to the loss of cochlear hair cells) and bilateral, affecting both ears to the same degree. Hearing loss categorised as mild, moderate or severe is primarily managed with hearing aids. People with bilateral hearing loss may be offered one aid, fitted to one specific ear, or two aids fitted to both ears. There is uncertainty about...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1002/14651858.CD012665.pub2
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National Institute for Health Research
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- Publisher:
- Wiley Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Journal website
- Publication date:
- 2017-12-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-12-18
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1469-493X
- Source identifiers:
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815196
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pubs:815196
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- pubs:815196
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- 2018-01-05
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- Copyright holder:
- Cochrane Collaboration
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2017 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. This is the published version of the article. This is also available online from Wiley at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012665.pub2
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