Considerations on Assessing the Risk of Work-Related Hearing Loss

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• Personal Author:
  Hamernik RP ; Henderson D ; Morata, Thais C.
• Description:
  The large intersubject variability observed in demographic studies of noise-induced hearing loss illustrates how difficult it can be to estimate with precision the risk posed by exposure to noise. One possible source of the variability is the result of evaluating a diverse set of acoustic conditions with a simple metric A-weighted energy. In this paper the limitations of the energy­based criteria are reviewed. The benefits of evaluating a noise exposure in terms of energy and the metrics of frequency and time-domain kurtosis are discussed. A second source of variability in industrial noise studies may be related to non-acoustic factors such as chemical exposures that contribute to hearing loss acquired on the job. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Hazardous Substances Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Auditory System Author Keywords: Equal Energy Chemical Hazards Demographic Characteristics Hearing Loss Industrial Noise Kurtosis Noise Noise Exposure Ototoxicity Solvents

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• ISSN:
  1463-1741
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  63-75
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054382
• Citation:
  Noise Health 2001 Jan; 3(10):63-75
• Contact Point Address:
  Donald Henderson, Center for Hearing & Deafness, State University of New York at Buffalo, 215 Parker Hall, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Performing Organization:
  Plattsburgh State University, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19860301
• Source Full Name:
  Noise & Health
• End Date:
  20130514
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c3b001a4d8f5561f951be8ced0dc618053618c06bc124c2f1b7de54ff94037deb30c4240bc3cd54a712e5d19acc115542f5f35be5993a9e9d2febe762ef04ab2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216963/cdc_216963_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 305.71 KB ]