The 25-year incidence and progression of hearing loss in the Framingham offspring study

JAMA Network Open

2025-10-24

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that hearing loss is a common public health concern that may be at least partially preventable.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Lauren K. Dillard, PhD, email dillalau@musc.edu.

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