High frequency audiometric notch: An outpatient clinic survey

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-98

  Osei Lah, Victor ^a   Yeoh, L H ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High frequency notch; Noise induced hearing loss; Sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EAR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEARING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RISK FACTOR;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; EAR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149135759     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020903300423     Document Type: Article

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