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When a hearing aid isn’t enough
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A study reported that cochlear implantation was increasing at a higher rate in patients over 80 than in any other age group.
ILLUSTRATION: EUGENIA MELLO/NYTIMES
Paula Span
NEW YORK – Ms Kitty Grutzmacher had contended with poor hearing for a decade, but the problem had worsened over the past year. Even with her hearing aids, “there was little or no sound”, she said.
“I was avoiding going out in groups. I stopped playing cards, stopped going to Bible study, even going to church.”
