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Amy N. Ship, MD

JAMA. 2005;293:1115.

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At a Clinical Crossroads conference published in March 2003, Robert K. Jackler, MD, discussed the case of a 73-year-old man with hearing loss.¹ Mr H had worn hearing aids for 9 years. He felt that despite his newest aid, a digital one, his hearing remained "far from 100%" and that hearing loss continued to affect his daily life. He described difficulty with group conversations and indicated that he needed to raise the volume on radio and television so high that family members could not tolerate the sound.

Dr Jackler discussed the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and differential diagnosis of hearing loss. He reviewed the indications for screening and the office evaluation of hearing loss as well as audiometric testing. He outlined the economics of hearing aids and assistive listening devices and talked about the surgical options available. He noted that Mr H’s history and audiometric findings were consistent . . . [Full Text of this Article]

MR H: THE PATIENT