Resident, 82 F. Recently moved to my memory care unit from A | Figure 1

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Resident, 82 F. Recently moved to my memory care unit from ALF community. Complained she felt something "tickling her hearing aid". This was dangling outside of her ear canal, almost completely solid. No wonder she couldn't hear us!

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