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    Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a hearing impairment resulting from exposure to loud sound. People may have a loss of perception of a narrow range...
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    people, hearing loss can result in loneliness. Hearing loss may be caused by a number of factors, including: genetics, ageing, exposure to noise, some infections...
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    environmental noise, or noise-induced hearing loss. Exposure to a single very loud noise such as a gun shot or bomb blast can cause noise-induced hearing loss. Using...
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    risk of noise-induced hearing loss. Roland Barthes distinguishes between physiological noise, which is merely heard, and psychological noise, which is...
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    hazardous noise and provide hearing protection to help prevent noise-induced hearing loss. HPDs reduce the level of the noise entering the ear. HPDs can...
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    the hearing of a large fraction of the population over the course of a lifetime. Noise exposure has been known to induce noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus...
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  • chemicals Infection Hearing protection is the use of devices designed to prevent noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), a type of post-lingual hearing impairment....
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  • identify additional possible risks to casino workers, including noise-induced hearing loss and heavy metal poisoning from exposure to dust from coins. In...
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  • that system. The most common causes are hearing damage, noise-induced hearing loss, or age-related hearing loss, known as presbycusis. Other causes include...
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    Earmuffs (category Noise reduction)
    environments (85 dB or more), hearing protection devices are recommended to prevent noise-induced hearing loss. Hearing protection should be worn whenever...
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  • Occupational noise, if experienced repeatedly, at high intensity, for an extended period of time, can cause noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) which is...
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  • or above) may cause permanent hearing loss. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) typically manifests as elevated hearing thresholds (i.e. less sensitivity...
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    to hearing impairment for noise-exposed U.S. workers across all industries was calculated to be 2.53 healthy years lost annually per 1,000 noise-exposed...
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    Hearing conservation programs are designed to prevent hearing loss due to noise. Hearing conservation programs require knowledge about risk factors such...
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    between sound-induced hearing loss and playing video games and esports that found a significant association between gaming and hearing loss or tinnitus...
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  • Boettcher, Flint A. (2008), Conn, P. Michael (ed.), "Animal Models of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss", Sourcebook of Models for Biomedical Research, Totowa, NJ: Humana...
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    One work environment health risk that often gets overlooked is noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). NIHL has recently become one of the biggest occupational...
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    Audiometry (category Hearing)
    background noise. Acoustic reflex and otoacoustic emissions may also be measured. Results of audiometric tests are used to diagnose hearing loss or diseases...
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  • Auditory fatigue (category Hearing)
    sound exposure. When the hearing loss is rooted from a traumatic occurrence, it may be classified as noise-induced hearing loss, or NIHL. There are two...
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    the workplace can also contribute to noise-induced hearing loss and other health issues. Occupational hearing loss is one of the most common work-related...
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  • Otoacoustic emission (category Hearing)
    noise can cause a decline in OAE responses. OAEs are a measurement of the activity of outer hair cells in the cochlea, and noise-induced hearing loss...
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  • between sound-induced hearing loss and playing video games and esports that found a significant association between gaming and hearing loss or tinnitus...
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    for noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus but it is not the only risk factor that can result in a work-related hearing loss. Also, noise-induced hearing...
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  • Acoustic trauma (category Hearing)
    excessive noise exposure in the workplace or during recreational activities. Tinnitus Hearing loss Noise-induced hearing loss Safe listening Hearing protection...
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    Audiogram (category Hearing)
    the hearing loss. For example, aging typically leads to hearing thresholds which get poorer as test frequencies get higher.Noise induced hearing loss is...
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    measurable achievements towards noise control and hearing loss prevention in the workplace. Noise-induced hearing loss is a prevalent work related illness...
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  • Hypothyroidism Lyme disease Migraine Ménière's disease Multiple sclerosis Noise-induced hearing loss Posttraumatic stress disorder Severe head trauma Sjögren syndrome...
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    Safe listening (category Hearing)
    and other audio media in a manner that does not create a hearing risk. Noise-induced hearing loss, hyperacusis, and tinnitus have been associated with the...
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  • Mark R.; Merry, Carol J., eds. (June 1996). Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss – A Practical Guide (PDF). National Institute for Occupational Safety...
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    nightclubs with loud music includes noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. Nightclubs constantly exceed safe levels of noise exposure with average sound levels...
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