OBJECTIVE Workers with hearing loss face special problems, especially when working in noise. However, conventional hearing conservation practices do not distinguish between workers with normal hearing versus impaired hearing. This study collected information from workers with self-reported noise exposure and hearing loss, supervisors of such workers, and hearing conservation program managers th...

the paper is based on a study conducted in three different industries on 84.4 on their employees to determine the effect of over all noise intensity, length of employment and rest periods among them. it was found that the mentioned factors have direct effect on the induced hearing loss among the exposed workers. high noise level and long period of employment adversely affect the hearing ability...

This study investigates two variables that may modify lexically guided perceptual learning: individual hearing sensitivity and attentional abilities. Older Dutch listeners (aged 60+ years, varying from good hearing to mild-to-moderate high-frequency hearing loss) were tested on a lexically guided perceptual learning task using the contrast [f]-[s]. This contrast mainly differentiates between th...

The pure-tone audiogram gives a limited information about the r esidual hearing of hearing-impaired subjects. This i s especially the case when the hearing loss is severe or profound. In these cases often wide variations a r e obtained in results on speech-discrimination tests for the same degree of hearing loss. In some cases it i s likely that the puretone audiogram only shows tactile sensati...

Tinnitus is the conscious perception of sound with no physical sound source. Some models of tinnitus pathophysiology suggest that networks associated with attention, memory, distress and multisensory experience are involved in tinnitus perception. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a multisensory attention training paradigm which used audio, visual, and somatosensory stimulation woul...

Habitat degradation is a global problem and one of the main causes of biodiversity loss. Though widespread, the mechanisms that underlie faunal changes are poorly understood. In tropical marine systems, corals play a crucial role in forming habitat, but coral cover on many reefs is declining sharply. Coral degradation affects the olfactory cues that provide reliable information on the presence ...

A person who experiences hearing loss that hinders the process of language information through hearing, whether wearing a aid or not aid. Whereas someone lacks is usually uses aid, rest their enough to allow for success hearing. Language development complex and something interesting study. The same goes deaf children. So with problems occur in children will also have an impact on how learn, the...