Otoacoustic emissions in a hearing conservation program: General applicability in longitudinal monitoring and the relation to changes in pure-tone thresholds

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 410-419

  Helleman, Hiske W ^a   Jansen, Eleonora J M ^a   Dreschler, Wouter A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Audiogram; Hearing conservation; Monitoring; Noise induced hearing loss; Otoacoustic emissions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESBYACUSIS; PRINTING; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONTANEOUS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; STANDARD;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PRESBYCUSIS; PRINTING; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952709334     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020903527616     Document Type: Article

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