title: The hard-of-hearing patient in office practice.
abstract: The hard-of-hearing patient may represent difficult evaluation and management decisions. This article will serve as a review for the primary care physician. Included will be a description of the various types of hearing losses, their causes, evaluation, and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University Medical Center, Dept of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New Orleans.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Rareshide
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Amedee
mesh_terms: D001299:Audiometry / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods