Effects of Intense Noise on People and Hearing Loss

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• Personal Author:
  Davis, Rickie R. ; Murphy, William J.
• Description:
  The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the effects of noise on people and their hearing. Noise is a universal problem that damages hearing and impacts quality of life. Most industrial environments have noise as a component. This chapter will provide an introduction to the functioning of the peripheral auditory system, protective mechanisms of the ear, noise damage and how it is assessed, and some discussion of how noise regulations are determined. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Auditory-system Hearing-conservation Hearing-disorders Hearing-impairment Hearing-loss Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Physiological-effects Risk-analysis
• ISBN:
  9780471395997
• Publisher:
  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  337-342
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032946
• Citation:
  Handbook of noise and vibration control. Crocker MJ ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007 Oct; :337-342
• Editor(s):
  Crocker MJ
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Handbook of noise and vibration control
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0222d9fb9311c2b024e5492820e72770c15ca370017f6ea2455ac4d07c7b49f8e200c57d4ede2747e9d5528dd52e184ff42b266bf5786befbf983958d295392c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188702/cdc_188702_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.15 MB ]