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Pratt, Sheila R.; Kuller, Lewis; Talbott, Evelyn O.; McHugh-Pemu, Kathleen; Buhari, Alhaji M.; Xu, Xiaohui – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2009
Purpose: The goal of this study was to determine the impact of age, gender, and race on the prevalence and severity of hearing loss in elder adults, aged 72-96 years, after accounting for income, education, smoking, and clinical and subclinical cardiovascular disease. Methods: Air-conduction thresholds for standard and extended high-frequency…
Descriptors: Income, Smoking, Incidence, Diseases
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Dahle, Arthur J.; McCollister, Faye P. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1986
Hearing, impedance, and otoscopic examinations were performed on 30 elementary school children with Downs syndrome and 30 children without Downs syndrome matched for CA and IQ. Results indicated that the children with Downs syndrome had a significantly higher prevalence of hearing impairment and otologic disorders. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Diseases, Downs Syndrome, Ears