Hearing loss among classical-orchestra musicians

Hearing loss among classical-orchestra musicians

This study intended to evaluate classical musicians′ risk of hearing loss. We studied 63 musicians from four Helsinki classical orchestras. We measured their hearing loss with an audiometer, found their prior amount of exposure to sound and some individual susceptibility factors with a questionnaire...

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Main Authors: Esko Toppila, Heli Koskinen, Ilmari Pyykkö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Noise and Health
Subjects:
Hearing threshold
noise exposure
individual susceptibility
questionnaire
sound level measurement
Online Access:http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2011;volume=13;issue=50;spage=45;epage=50;aulast=Toppila

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http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2011;volume=13;issue=50;spage=45;epage=50;aulast=Toppila

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