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GRM7 variants associated with age-related hearing loss based on auditory perception.
Hearing research - 1 Dec 2012
Newman Dina L, Fisher Laurel M, Ohmen Jeffrey, Parody Robert, Fong Chin-To, Frisina Susan T, Mapes Frances, Eddins David A, Robert Frisina D, Frisina Robert D, Friedman Rick A
Abstract excerpt
Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI), or presbycusis, is a common condition of the elderly that results in significant communication difficulties in daily life. Clinically, it has been defined as a progressive loss of sensitivity to sound, starting at the high frequencies, inability to understand speech, lengthening of the minimum discernable temporal gap in sounds, and a decrease in the ability to filter out...
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