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Adverse Effects of Noise on Hearing: Basic Mechanisms (5/1/2001 - 4/30/2007).

PB2013101742

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Bohne, B. A.; Harding, G. W.
Page Count	22
Abstract	Our studies addressed the damaging effects of workplace noise on the structure of the hearing organ, the organ of Corti (OC), and how these structural changes correlate with hearing loss. Noise is a significant problem in the lives of many individuals. NIOSH and the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) estimate that at least 30 million American workers are exposed to hazardous levels of occupational noise. Since the beginning of the war on terrorism, a large number of military personnel have been exposed to hazardous noise during their military service and an increasing number of them have developed noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). It has been estimated that approximately 10 million Americans have NIHL. The human costs for hearing impairment, including limited job opportunities and lost productivity, and economic costs for workers' compensation and hearing aids, add up to billions of dollars per year.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Noise pollution Hearing Deafness Environmental exposure Hearing loss Military personnel Monitors Occupational hazards Work environment Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	68B - Noise Pollution & Control 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57W - Stress Physiology
Corporate Authors	Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO. Dept. of General Internal Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB2019-100839 (4/1/2000-9/14/2013). Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201303

Adverse Effects of Noise on Hearing: Basic Mechanisms (5/1/2001 - 4/30/2007).

Adverse Effects of Noise on Hearing: Basic Mechanisms (5/1/2001 - 4/30/2007).
PB2013101742

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Bohne, B. A.; Harding, G. W.
Page Count	22
Abstract	Our studies addressed the damaging effects of workplace noise on the structure of the hearing organ, the organ of Corti (OC), and how these structural changes correlate with hearing loss. Noise is a significant problem in the lives of many individuals. NIOSH and the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) estimate that at least 30 million American workers are exposed to hazardous levels of occupational noise. Since the beginning of the war on terrorism, a large number of military personnel have been exposed to hazardous noise during their military service and an increasing number of them have developed noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). It has been estimated that approximately 10 million Americans have NIHL. The human costs for hearing impairment, including limited job opportunities and lost productivity, and economic costs for workers' compensation and hearing aids, add up to billions of dollars per year.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Noise pollution Hearing Deafness Environmental exposure Hearing loss Military personnel Monitors Occupational hazards Work environment Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	68B - Noise Pollution & Control 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57W - Stress Physiology
Corporate Authors	Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO. Dept. of General Internal Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB2019-100839 (4/1/2000-9/14/2013). Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201303