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Related information on other websites
Australian Tinnitus Association, Kids Corner.
The Shepherd Centre.
References used for this fact sheet
- Children [online], Australian Hearing. More information here.
- Leading causes of hearing loss [online], The Neurosensory Unit. More information here.
- Report on Demographics of Persons under the age of 21 years with Hearing Aids – 2010 [online] (322kb, pdf), Australian Hearing. More information here.
- Signs of hearing from birth to six months of age [information sheet], Australian Hearing, Australia.
- Leading causes of hearing loss (1999) [online information], The Neurosensory Unit, Brisbane, Australia. More information here.
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