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Review
. 2017 Dec 21;377(25):2465-2473.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1616601.

Hearing Loss in Adults

Lisa L Cunningham  1 , Debara L Tucci  1
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Review

Hearing Loss in Adults

Lisa L Cunningham et al. N Engl J Med. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Diseases Affecting the Auditory System.
Shown are the auditory system and diseases affecting each component of the system, including the ossicular chain of the middle ear, the cochlea, the organ of Corti and hair cells, and the auditory nerve.
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Comment in

  • Hearing Loss in Adults.
    Davis TM, Davis WA, Hunter M. Davis TM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 8;378(10):970. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1800570. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 29514036 No abstract available.
  • Hearing Loss in Adults.
    Windpessl M, Müller P. Windpessl M, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 8;378(10):968-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1800570. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 29517214 No abstract available.
  • Hearing Loss in Adults.
    Shin SW. Shin SW. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 8;378(10):969. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1800570. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 29517215 No abstract available.
  • Hearing Loss in Adults.
    Fink DJ. Fink DJ. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 8;378(10):969-70. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1800570. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 29517216 No abstract available.

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