Tinnitus in adolescents: the start of the vulnerability of the auditory pathways

INTRODUCTION: Although tinnitus is an increasingly common symptom, few studies have assessed its prevalence or incidence among adolescents.PURPOSE: To assess whether the presence of tinnitus in adolescents is associated with minimal hearing damage, evaluated through high-frequency audiometry (HFA),...

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Main Authors: Tanit Ganz Sanchez, Juliana Casseb Oliveira, Márcia Akemi Kii, Katya Freire, Jaci Cota, Fernanda Vieira de Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia
Series:CoDAS
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822015000100005&lng=en&tlng=en