Kevin Zhan, MD: What’s Next for Hearing Health? (Part 2)

Welcome to Beyond the Decibels, brought to you by Cochlear Americas. Today we are wrapping up our 2-part series on untreated hearing loss. For this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Kevin Zhan who will discuss the importance of hearing health, the new clinical practice guidelines for age-related hearing loss and where wearable tech fits in....

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PubMed·Journal article·Public health & policy·13d ago

Predicting hearing loss in noise-exposed petrochemical workers: Influencing factors and a nomogram model

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Mapping Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Rehabilitation Services Across Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

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