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Dr. Johnson described deafness as the greatest human calamity. While this may appear to be an overstatement, the society in which we live depends upon verbal communication for the exchange of ideas, information and friendship. Such communication may be denied the person with impaired hearing.
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Comlay, C., Stephens, S.D.G. (1989). Hearing Problems. In: Geriatric Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1646-2_14
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