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“If you\u2019ve ever been to a loud concert or sporting event and left with a ringing or buzzing in your ears, you experienced a common condition called tinnitus. About 50 million Americans have experienced tinnitus, and about 20 million have a form severe enough that it can disrupt their quality of life,” writes Patricia Johnson<\/a> for UNC Health Talk.<\/a><\/p>\n

Johnson, AuD, is a clinical audiologist at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center and an assistant professor of speech and hearing sciences at UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill.<\/p>\nRead More<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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