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Hearing loss usually comes on gradually but may develop suddenly. The symptoms may include:
Some people may not realize that they have hearing loss, especially if it develops over a number of years or if it happens in one ear. Common experiences where people begin to notice changes include:
Symptoms of deafness or hearing loss in infants that may be noted:
References:
Hearing loss. Mayo Clinic website. Available at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00172 . Accessed August 10, 2005.
Hearing loss. NIH SeniorHealth, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website. Available at: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/hearingloss/hearinglossdefined/01.html . Accessed August 10, 2005.
Hearing, speech, and language problems in children. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website. Available at: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/silence.asp . Accessed August 12, 2005.
Last reviewed November 2008 by Elie Edmond Rebeiz, MD, FACS
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