Quality of life, psychosocial consequences, and audiological rehabilitation after sudden sensorineural hearing loss

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-144

  Carlsson, Per Inge ^a,b   Hall, Malin ^c   Lind, Karl Johan ^d   Danermark, Berth ^e  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Audiological rehabilitation; EuroQoL 5D; Quality of life; Sick leave; Sudden sensorineural hearing loss; The hospital anxiety and depression scale; The problems impact rating scale; Tinnitus; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; SUDDEN DEAFNESS; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK LEAVE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251617721     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2010.533705     Document Type: Article

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