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Facts about deafness
Nearly 15% of the population have some degree of deafness. For every 10,000 people: 10 will be born profoundly deaf. They probably get little or no benefit from Hearing Aids and mainly...read more
Infant screening for deafness
In the vast majority of cases (90%) children are born deaf to hearing parents with no family history of deafness.Current screening for deafness takes the form of one-to-one distraction tests ...read more
