Can permanent sensorineural hearing loss be caused by sleeping with an ear against a train window?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 695-698

  Robertson, Alasdair ^a   Bingham, Brian ^b   McIlwraith, George ^c  

^a Departments of Otolaryngology   (United Kingdom)

^b Victoria Inrmary   (United Kingdom)

^c NERC Radiocarbon Facility (Environment) Scottish Enterprise Technology Park   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hearing Loss, Noise Induced; Noise Occupational Exposure; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MICROPHONE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; RAILWAY; SLEEP; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND LEVEL METER;

EID: 0036714890     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221502760237975     Document Type: Article

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