Questionnaire investigation of musicians' use of hearing protectors, self reported hearing disorders, and their experience of their working environment

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 160-168

  Laitinen, Heli ^a   Poulsen, Torben ^b  

^a Heikki Helimäki Ltd   (Finland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Classical music; Diplacusis; Hearing impairment; Hearing loss; Hearing protector; Hyperacusis; Musicians; Orchestra; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIPLACUSIS; DISTORTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING PROTECTOR; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC; MUSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TINNITUS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; HYPERACUSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TINNITUS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 41849119434     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020801886770     Document Type: Article

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