Estimation of noise-induced hearing impairment for compound noise exposures based on ISO 1999

Journal of Audiological Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Lutman, M E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

calculation; computer; noise exposure; noise induced hearing loss (NIHL); population estimates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; NOISE MEASUREMENT; POPULATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 0030036171     PISSN: 09637133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. DOBIE, R.A. (1993) Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
2. ISO 1999 (1990) Acoustics - Determination of Occupational Noise Exposure and of Noise-induced Hearing Impairment. Geneva: International Organization for Standardization.
3. ROBINSON, D.W. (1987) Noise Exposure and Hearing Loss: A New Look at the Experimental Data. Bootle: Health and Safety Executive Contract Research Report No. 1/1987.
4. ROBINSON, D.W. (1991) Relation between hearing threshold level and its component parts. British Journal of Audiology 25, 93-103.
5. ROBINSON, D.W. AND SHIPTON, M.S. (1977) Tables for Estimation of Noise-induced Hearing Loss. Teddington: National Physical Laboratory Report Ac 61.