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Estimated cumulative lifetime monetary benefit as a function of DPOAE level at 4 kHz. The parameter in this figure is degree of hearing loss, as described in the text. These lifetime monetary benefits take into account prevalence estimates for 37 states and territories in U.S. in 2004 as reported by the CDC (n=2,073,969).
