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From battlefield to homefront: how the First World War shifted perceptions of deafness

7 January 2025 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic

The First World War marked a pivotal moment in the understanding and treatment of hearing loss and deafness. Prior to the war, deafness had been largely attributed to congenital causes. This view was influenced by a negative eugenic Darwinist ideology...