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This section outlines the benefits and drawbacks of leaving hearing loss untreated, categorized into three key domains: audiological aspect, medical aspect, and patient-reported aspects. This section outlines the benefits and drawbacks of leaving hearing loss untreated, categorized into three key domains: audiological aspects, medical aspects, and patient-reported aspects.

Each publication listed below is rated by its importance for patients, using a HearringΒ key icon scale πŸ”‘β€”Β one key for low importance, three keys for medium importance, and five keys for high importance.

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πŸ”‘πŸ”‘πŸ”‘πŸ”‘πŸ”‘the highest importance for patients

Benefits

Audiological Aspects

Medical Aspects

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Patient-reported Aspects

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Drawbacks

Audiological Aspects

Medical Aspects

Patient-reported Aspects

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social isolation, headaches, fatigue, tinnitus, social stigma, fear of loosing good ear

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delayed development, poorer academic performance, lower fBb performance