Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced

Details

• Personal Author:
  Stephenson, Mark R.
• Description:
  Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common occupational illnesses in the United States. It is characterized by a gradual worsening of high-frequency hearing thresholds over time following chronic and sometimes acute exposure to excessive noise levels. Figure 1 illustrates a typical progression over time. The pattern of noise-induced hearing loss is particularly characterized by a "notch" usually centered at 4 kHz, although the notch may be centered closer to 3 kHz or 6 kHz. In later stages, the hearing loss may spread to the middle and even low frequencies. The disease is usually bilateral; however, there may be an asymmetry between the left and right ears. It is possible to see a unilateral noise-induced hearing loss when the exposure conditions favor one side of the head. In most cases, tinnitus will also be present. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Acute-exposure Chronic-exposure Exposure-assessment Hearing-disorders Hearing-impairment Hearing-loss Hearing-threshold Noise-exposure Noise-frequencies Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-levels Occupational-exposure

  More +
• ISBN:
  9780875530437
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• 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:
  223-231
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026220
• Citation:
  Preventing occupational disease and injury, second edition. Levy BS, Wagner GR, Rest KM, Weeks JL, eds. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2005 Jan; :223-231
• Editor(s):
  Levy BS; Wagner GR; Rest KM; Weeks JL
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Hearing Loss
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Preventing occupational disease and injury, second edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:894bde7edd98566b6a5771feeeb5fe889ab8771eb46fb0fa4d002d33f4c70656dc956bf2b2def7007d09e556370dbcf5182be80c2ccf1f52d70d580ea5d1eaf1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197242/cdc_197242_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.37 MB ]