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Review
. 1999 Oct 23;319(7217):1110-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7217.1110.

Recent advances: otolaryngology

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Recent advances: otolaryngology

A Richards et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Prevalence of hearing loss in United Kingdom, proportion of people with potentially treatable hearing loss, and percentage using hearing aids by age
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Figure 2
Vibrant Soundbridge. A floating mass transducer is attached to the long process of the incus and connected to an internal receiver implanted and recessed in the skull. The external audio processor is attached by a magnet to the overlying skin behind the patient's hairline

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