Self-Reported Hearing Loss in Older Adults Is Associated With Higher Emergency Department Visits and Medical Costs
Hearing loss is common among older adults. Thus, it was of interest to explore differences in health care utilization and costs associated with hearing loss and hearing aid use. Hearing loss and hearing aid use were assessed through self-reports and included 5 categories: no hearing loss, aided mild...
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Main Authors: | Timothy S. Wells PhD (Author), Lizi Wu PhD (Author), Gandhi R. Bhattarai PhD (Author), Lorraine D. Nickels BSN, MS (Author), Steven R. Rush MA, LP (Author), Charlotte S. Yeh MD (Author) |
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2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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