Ear diseases among secondary school students in Xi'an, China: The role of portable audio device use, insomnia and academic stress

• Main Authors: He Ya (Author), Zhang Pengzhi (Author), Li Zonghua (Author), Xu Zhan (Author), Li Xu (Author), Chen Yang (Author), Wang Fangyuan (Author), Qiu Jianhua (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hearing impairment negatively impacts students' development of academic, language and social skills. Even minimal unilateral hearing loss can hinder educational performance. We investigated the prevalence of ear diseases among s...