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Average hearing threshold at baseline and follow-up. Average pure-tone threshold for 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz at baseline in relation to the average threshold at follow-up shown for the three age categories. Every participant left of the line suffers decline of hearing during follow-up. HL, hearing level.
