Help for deaf adults.
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Help for deaf adults.
Microphone If more than slight, deafness holds serious implications for the patient's family, social, and working life. Difficulties with a job may be exacerbated by the need to use a telephone. These generate financial worries, which, together with the problems of sharing activities such as watching television or going to the theatre, create tensions in the home. The deaf patient becomes isola...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.282.6260.292