Review of environmental factors affecting hearing.
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Review of environmental factors affecting hearing.
The major nongenetic causes of sensorineural hearing loss are exposure to noise, aging, ototoxic drugs, viral and bacterial infections, and interactions between these factors. Regarding exposure to continuous noise, the data base from laboratory and field studies indicates that a risk of hearing loss is present when noise levels exceed 75-80 dBA. As noise level, duration and number of exposures...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8244119