Commentary: Listening can be exhausting-fatigue in children and adults with hearing loss

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 592-599

  Bess, Fred H ^a   Hornsby, Benjamin W Y ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Cognition; Fatigue; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Listening effort; Pediatric; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CHILD; FATIGUE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CHILD; FATIGUE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS;

EID: 84927654456     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000099     Document Type: Review

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