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| Dr. William House, D.D.S, MD |
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Dr. William House was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He earned his BS and DDS degrees from the University of California at Berkeley in 1945. He then obtained his M.D. from the University of Southern California in 1952. Dr. House completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the Los Angeles County General Hospital. In 1956, he joined his brother, Howard House, M.D., at the Otologic Medical Group (now the House Clinic). Dr. House has made a number of remarkable contributions to the field of otology, including the development of the cochlear implant and his work on acoustic neuromas. He is a past president of the American Otological Society. |
The burden of hearing impairment and deafness falls disproportionately on the poor, because they are unable to afford the preventive and routine care necessary to avoid hearing loss, or to afford [devices] to make the condition manageable. Hearing impairment can also make it more difficult to escape poverty by slowing progress in school and the workplace, and placing people in social isolation….The cost of special education and lost employment due to hearing impairment can also impose a substantial economic burden on countries.”
– World Health Organization