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Hearing loss within a marriage: perceptions of the spouse with normal hearing

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 56 , issue 1 , 2014 , pages: 50–56

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2014.10844583

Author(s): NG Govender Discipline of Audiology, , N Maistry Discipline of Audiology, , N Soomar Discipline of Audiology, , J Paken Discipline of Audiology,

Keywords: hearing loss , marriage , aural rehabilitation , communication , relationship dynamics

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Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the perceptions of a spouse about the influence of his or her partner's hearing loss on their relationship as it may have an impact on aural rehabilitation.

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