Occupational noise-induced tinnitus: Does it affect workers' quality of life?

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-71

  Muluk, Nuray Bayar ^a,b   Oǧuztürk, Ömer ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Birlik Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Maximum exposed noise; Mean noise per hour; Occupational noise induced tinnitus; Quality of life; SF 36 Health Survey; Tinnitus loudness levels; Total noise exposure time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH HAZARD; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LOUDNESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OTOTOXICITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; TINNITUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TINNITUS;

EID: 48649099442     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0008     Document Type: Article

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