Monitoring noise susceptibility: Sensitivity of otoacoustic emissions and subjective audiometry

British Journal of Audiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 367-382

  Plinkert, P K ^a   Hemmert, W ^b   Wagner, W ^b   Just, K ^b   Zenner, H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Impact noise; Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL); Otoacoustic emissions; Temporary threshold shift

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD SHIFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FIREARM; HUMAN; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SOLDIER; SOUND INTENSITY;

EID: 0033370415     PISSN: 03005364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03005364000000105     Document Type: Article

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