Audiological findings in individuals exposed to organic solvents: Case studies

Noise and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 40, 2008, Pages 74-82

  Gopal, Kamakshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory processing; Electrophysiologic assessment; Hearing loss; Industrial solvents; Toluene; Xylene

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE AUDIOMETRY; INNER EAR DISEASE; MALE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLVENTS; TINNITUS; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

EID: 57649119837     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.44345     Document Type: Article

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