Ear canal collapse prevalence and associated factors among users of a center of prevention and rehabilitation for disabilities

ABSTRACT Purpose: to investigate the prevalence of the ear canal collapse when using supra-aural earphones and to verify if this event is influenced by sex, age, color of the skin and prominent ear. Methods: the collapse was assessed by a visual inspection after the positioning of a detached cushi...

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Main Authors: Elisana Costa Dourado, Ana Paula Corona, Silvia Ferrite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CEFAC Saúde e Educação
Series:Revista CEFAC
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462017000600749&lng=en&tlng=en