Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL): literature review with a focus on occupational medicine
Summary According to the Ministry of Health (2006), Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is hearing loss caused by prolonged exposure to noise. It is characterized as sensorineural hearing loss and is usually bilateral, irreversible, and progressive while the exposure to noise continues. A NIHL is a pr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2013-04-01
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Series: | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.7162/S1809-97772013000200015 |