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Hearing loss and tinnitus and are two common problems that both increase in prevalence with advancing age. The self-reported incidence of hearing loss reaches 35% by age 75 (Nadol, Jr. 1993). This incidence may be low by a factor of two or more. Experience at the Rochester Institute of Technology suggests that 90% or more of adults in their 70’s have hearing loss when standard audiometric tests are used as the test measure (R. Frisina, personal communication). Public health survey data show that the incidence of severe, disabling tinnitus also rises with age and parallels the increase in the incidence of hearing loss (National Center for Health Statistics, 1968). These two problems account for a substantial amount of disability due to the impairments in communication and the attendant psychological impact of isolation, depression, and other symptoms (O’Connor et al. 1987; Hallametal. 1984).
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Lockwood, A.H., Salvi, R.J., Coad, M.L., Wack, D.S., Murphy, B.W. (1997). Neural Plasticity in Patients with Tinnitus and Sensorineural Hearing Loss. In: Syka, J. (eds) Acoustical Signal Processing in the Central Auditory System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8712-9_48
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