Diseases

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Hearing loss due to exposure to explosive loud noise or chronic exposure to sound level greater than 85 dB. The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz.

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Abstract

Hearing loss due to exposure to explosive loud noise or chronic exposure to sound level greater than 85 dB. The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
  • Hearing Loss, Noise Induced
  • Acoustic Trauma

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

79; was ACOUSTIC TRAUMA 1963-78

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Previous Indexing

  • Acoustic Trauma (1966-1978)
  • Deafness (1966-1978)
  • Noise (1966-1978)

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  1. C09.218w.458.341w.887w.460w
  2. C10w.597.751.418.341w.887w.460w
  3. C23.888w.592.763.393.341w.887w.460w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006317. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006317
  2. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise-induced_hearing_loss
  3. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1475712