Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL): literature review with a focus on occupational medicine

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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Main Authors: Mirella Melo Metidieri, Hugo Fernandes Santos Rodrigues, Francisco José Motta Barros de Oliveira Filho, Daniela Pereira Ferraz, Antonio Fausto de Almeida Neto, Sandro Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-04-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
hearing loss
noise-induced
noise
occupational
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.7162/S1809-97772013000200015

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