SLATTERY III, 2009 - Google Patents
Implantable hearing devicesSLATTERY III, 2009
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- 16319137483481926381
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- SLATTERY III W
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- Hearing Loss: The Otolaryngologist's Guide to Amplification
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It is estimated that 32 million Americans have a hearing loss severe enough to cause problems with communication. The severity of this loss ranges from mild, in which the individual may have difficulty only when significant background noise is present, to a …
- 206010011878 Deafness 0 abstract description 36
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