TEMPORARY THRESHOLD SHIFT AND NOISE-INDUCED HEARING HANDICAP IN A GROUP OF TEXTILE WORKERS

TEMPORARY THRESHOLD SHIFT AND NOISE-INDUCED HEARING HANDICAP IN A GROUP OF TEXTILE WORKERS

Exposing the ear to an intense noise will probably cause to hearing loss. This loss may be temporary threshold shift (TTS), permanent threshold shift (PTS), or a combination of the two. The average audiograms for the 157 textile workers, exposed to an average 100 dB (A) overall noise level, in 5 age...

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Main Authors: F. Akbarkhanzadeh, D. Parvizpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1984-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Textile workers
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2785

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