Book Review: Introduction to Audiologic Rehabilitation, 6th edition

Editors: Ronald L. Schow and Michael A. Nerbonne Publisher: Pearson Education Book Review by: Venkat Subramaniam About 2 to 4 of every 1,000 people in the United States are “functionally deaf,” though more than half became deaf relatively late in life; fewer than 1 out of every 1,000 people in the United States became deaf before 18 years of age. However, if people with a severe hearing impairment are included with those who are deaf, then the number is 4 to 10 times higher. That is, anywhere from 9 to 22 out of every 1,000 people have a severe hearing impairment or...

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