A study on the effects of discotheque noise on the hearing of young patrons

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-40

  Tin, Lee Lay ^a   Lim, Ooi Peng ^b  

^a Ministry of Manpower Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

^b 21 00 Environment Building   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Auditory fatigue; Discotheque; Noise induced deafness; Temporary threshold shift; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DANCING; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; NOISE; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE; TINNITUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY FATIGUE; DANCING; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; NOISE; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE; TINNITUS;

EID: 0034565325     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950001200108     Document Type: Article

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