Illness perceptions and hearing difficulties in King-Kopetzky syndrome: What determines help seeking?

@article{Pryce2010IllnessPA,
  title={Illness perceptions and hearing difficulties in King-Kopetzky syndrome: What determines help seeking?},
  author={Helen Pryce and Chris Metcalfe and Amanda Hall and Lindsay St. Claire},
  journal={International Journal of Audiology},
  year={2010},
  volume={49},
  pages={473 - 481}
}
Abstract The present study explored illness perceptions of hearing difficulties amongst one hundred participants who reported experiencing hearing difficulties despite normal audiometric thresholds. This experience is referred to as King-Kopetzky syndrome (KKS), obscure auditory dysfunction (OAD), or auditory processing disorder (APD). Logistic regression was used to consider the associations between help-seeking and a range of audiological and illness perception measures. Results indicate that… 
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