Unilateral deafness in adults: Effects on communication and social interaction

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 772-781

  Wie, Ona B ^a   Pripp, Are Hugo ^a   Tvete, Ole ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Auditory rehabilitation; Quality of life; Self rated hearing difficulty; Speech perception; Unilateral deafness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; COMMUNICATION; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449264725     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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