The More the Worse: the Grade of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Associates with the Severity of Tinnitus

Tinnitus disturbs lives and negatively affects the quality of life of about 2% of the adult world population. Research has shown that the main cause of tinnitus is hearing loss. To analyze a possible association of the degree of hearing loss with the severity of tinnitus, we have performed a retrosp...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka J. Szczepek, Heidi Olze, Heidemarie Haupt, Birgit Mazurek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/7/8/3071/