Open AccessPreventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Author(s) -
Julia Doswell Royster
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
north carolina medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2379-4313
pISSN - 0029-2559
DOI - 10.18043/ncm.78.2.113
Subject(s) - presbycusis , hearing loss , audiology , noise induced hearing loss , noise (video) , industrial noise , noise exposure , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is second only to presbycusis, age-related hearing loss, as a cause of hearing impairment; yet, it is preventable. This commentary summarizes the effects of noise on hearing, relevant workplace regulations, and ways to minimize excessive noise's deleterious impact on individuals' quality of life on and off the job.
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