An Investigation of the Effects of Noise Exposure and History of Otitis Media on Hearing Thresholds in a Student Population
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............................................................................................................................................. Introduction & Background ............................................................................................................. Methods of Previous Research........................................................................................... Un-Modifiable Factors......................................................................................................... Modifiable Factors.............................................................................................................. How Loud is too Loud?............................................................................................... Otitis Media on Hearing Thresholds.................................................................................. Conclusion............................................................................................................................. Present Study..................................................................................................................................... Methods & Materials......................................................................................................................... Participants.............................................................................................................................. Survey Instrumentation....................................................................................................... Audiological Examination.................................................................................................... Other Instrumentation......................................................................................................... Statistical Design & Analysis............................................................................................................. Results................................................................................................................................................... Effects of Survey................................................................................................................... Effects of Pure tone Audiogram & Gap Detection........................................................... Discussion of Qualitative Results..................................................................................................... Discussion of Quantitative Results................................................................................................... Limitations.......................................................................................................................................... Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................... Reference............................................................................................................................................ Appendices....................................................................................................................................... 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 15 21 21 24 25
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