| Document ID (ISN) | 64602 |
| CIS number |
95-1110 |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
NTP 287-1991
|
| Author(s) |
Gaynés Palou E., Goñi Gonzalez A. |
| Title |
Noise-induced hearing loss: Clinical evaluation and diagnosis |
| Original title |
Hipoacusia laboral por exposición a ruido: evaluación clínica y diagnóstico [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1991. 4p. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Abstract |
Summary of this information note: definition; clinical evaluation; diagnosis of noise-induced hearing loss; factors influencing degree of hearing loss (intensity and frequency of noise, length of exposure, individual susceptibility, age, sex, disorders of the middle ear, nature of noise); evaluation of the percentage loss of hearing (table illustrating the calculation method for single-ear hearing loss, formula for the calculation of hearing loss); medical prevention. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; noise; audiometric tests; audiology; hearing loss |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
compensation of occupational diseases; tympanic membrane changes; data sheet; length of exposure; individual susceptibility |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
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