Document ID (ISN) | 41758 |
CIS number |
84-664 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0018-7208 - Human Factors |
Year |
1983 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Ellis H.C. |
Title |
Continuous noise and sensorineural hearing loss: a case study |
Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1983, vol.25, No.4, p.425-429. Illus. 14 ref. |
Abstract |
29 audiometric tests undergone by a worker employed over 26 years in a structural maintenance shop at a petrochemical company were analysed. At retirement, he had irreversible sensorineural hearing loss. The relationship between continuous noise (average 90dBA within 1.83m of operating equipment) and sensorineural hearing loss was linear. Auditory capability consistently deteriorated over long periods of exposure to continuous noise. |
Descriptors (primary) |
continuous noise; petrochemical industry; sheet-metal working; hearing loss |
Descriptors (secondary) |
audiometric tests; case study |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage Noise Metalworking industry Petrochemical industry Chemical industry
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