Estimation of lifetime noise exposures based on audiograms and international noise and ageing standards

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• Personal Author:
  Franks, John R.
• Description:
  Introduction: Exposures to noise and the simple act of ageing have negative consequences for hearing sensitivity: both result in loss of hearing. When studies have been conducted to determine the effect of either ageing or noise exposure on hearing, the primary task has been sort out the hearing impairment due to each. There are two standards (3,2) that propose methods for predicting the impact of noise exposure on hearing. Each standard provides reference databases; ANSI S3.44 included the two databases contained in ISO 1999 plus one additional. Just as these standards allow prediction of hearing loss due to ageing and noise exposure, their equations may also be used in reverse to determine the amount of noise that would be responsible for an observed, age-corrected hearing loss. These noise levels may then be compared to observed noise exposures in order to determine the accuracy or error of the standards. As well, this procedure may suggest modifications to the standards= equations may be in order. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Analytical-models Auditory-system Employee-exposure Exposure-assessment Hearing-impairment Hearing-loss Information-retrieval-systems Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-levels Standards

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• ISBN:
  9789170456077
• ISSN:
  0346-7821
• Publisher:
  Arbetslivsinstitutet
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• 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:
  103-104
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041286
• Citation:
  Arbete och Halsa 2001 Jun; 2001(10):103-104
• Editor(s):
  Hagsberg M; Knave B; Lillienberg L; Westberg H
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Arbete och Halsa (X2001 - exposure assessment in epidemiology and practice, June 10-13, 2001, Göteborg, Sweden)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193889/cdc_193889_DS1.pdf
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