HEATH, SAFETY&NUTRITION LL-W/ACCESS
HEATH, SAFETY&NUTRITION LL-W/ACCESS
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ISBN: 9780357251423
Author: MAROTZ
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 3, Problem 2CS
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If ear infection lead to hearing impairment and effect of food allergies on hearing loss.

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Hearing impairment can be defined as difficulty or completely loss of sound sensations due to various anatomical abnormalities in ears or in neural processing of sound.

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