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Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - Epidemiology
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Definition of 'Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced'Hearing loss due to exposure to explosive loud noise or chronic exposure to sound level greater than 85 dB. The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz. Common names: Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced; Hearing Loss, Noise Induced; Noise-Induced Hearing Loss; Acoustic Trauma |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Intentional exposure to loud music: the second MTV.com survey reveals an opportunity to educate.
29 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVES: Music-induced hearing loss (MIHL), an unconsciously self-inflicted public health concern, could evolve into an epidemic because of the appeal of loud music. After media attention about a previous hearing-loss survey with Music Television ... Read more...
30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: To estimate the distribution of inter-aural sensorineural hearing threshold level differences in the non-noise-exposed adult population of the UK. SETTING: A two-stage population study carried out in 1979-1986, initially by postal ... Read more...
Assessment of noise exposure in a hospital kitchen.
29 Jun 2009 
In March 2007, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was asked to evaluate the noise exposure of employees in the Nutrition and Food Services Department of a large hospital, because of noise concerns raised after the ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - Epidemiology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Intentional exposure to loud music: the second MTV.com survey reveals an opportunity to educate. 29 Sep 2009
- Asymmetric sensorineural hearing thresholds in the non-noise-exposed UK population: a retrospective analysis. 30 Jul 2009
- Assessment of noise exposure in a hospital kitchen. 29 Jun 2009
- Personal listening devices and hearing loss: seeking evidence of a long term problem through a successful short-term investigation. 29 Jun 2009
- Noise levels associated with New York City's mass transit systems. 16 Jun 2009
- Adolescents and MP3 players: too many risks, too few precautions. 30 May 2009
- [Prevention and management of acoustic traumas] 18 May 2009
- Strategies for the prevention of MP3-induced hearing loss among adolescents: expert opinions from a Delphi study. 29 Apr 2009
- [Prevalence of auditory and vestibular symptoms among workers exposed to occupational noise] 30 Mar 2009
- The prevalence and correlates of hearing loss in drivers in isfahan, iran. 27 Feb 2009
- Hearing loss among Ohio farm youth: a comparison to a national sample. 27 Feb 2009
- Otoacoustic detection of risk of early hearing loss in ears with normal audiograms: a 3-year follow-up study. 24 Feb 2009
- Noise research is hampered. 28 Jan 2009
- Multiple work-related accidents: tracing the role of hearing status and noise exposure. 25 Jan 2009
- Evaluation of the increased accident risk from workplace noise. 30 Dec 2008
- Hearing loss in veterans and the need for hearing loss prevention programs. 30 Dec 2008
- Shooting habits of U.S. waterfowl hunters. 30 Dec 2008
- Hear today, gone tomorrow: an assessment of portable entertainment player use and hearing acuity in a community sample. 30 Dec 2008
- Noise exposure levels in stock car auto racing. 29 Nov 2008
- The impact of hearing conservation programs on incidence of noise-induced hearing loss in Canadian workers. 29 Nov 2008
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Technical information about 'Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced'
Definition: Hearing loss due to exposure to explosive loud noise or chronic exposure to sound level greater than 85 dB. The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz.
Descriptor UI: D006317
Alternative terms: Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced; Hearing Loss, Noise Induced; Noise-Induced Hearing Loss; Acoustic Trauma;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C09.218.458.341.887.460; C10.597.751.418.341.887.460; C23.888.592.763.393.341.887.460;
Online Note: use HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED to search ACOUSTIC TRAUMA 1966-78
History Note: 79; was ACOUSTIC TRAUMA 1963-78