Evaluation of the individual risk of hearing loss: prospective study
β Scribed by J. Malchaire
- Book ID
- 104759941
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 382 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-0131
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## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder in the United States, affecting more than 36 million people. Cardiovascular risk factors have been associated with the risk of hearing loss in crossβsectional studies, but prospective data are currently lacking.
Hearing loss (HL) occurs in approximately 2 out of every 1,000 births and is genetic in origin in approximately 50% of cases. This high incidence coupled with the increasing number of genes implicated in HL and the trend toward universal newborn screening led to the establishment of the Genetics of