Characteristics of the audiometric 4,000 Hz notch (744,553 veterans) and the 3,000, 4,000, and 6,000 Hz notches (539,932 veterans)

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-132

  Wilson, Richard H ^a,b   McArdle, Rachel ^c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiogram; Bilateral; Hearing loss; High frequency; Multisite; Noise exposure; Noise notch; Notched audiogram; Unilateral; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AUDIOGRAM; BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; MULTI-SITE; NOISE EXPOSURE; NOISE NOTCHES; NOTCHED AUDIOGRAM; UNILATERAL; VETERANS;

NOISE POLLUTION;

AUDITION;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRIC NOTCH; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BILATERAL NOTCH; HUMAN; LEFT EAR NOTCH; MALE; MEAN AUDIOGRAM; NOISE INJURY; NOTCH DEPTH; NOTCH PREVALENCE; NOTCH SYMMETRY; NOTCHED AUDIOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AIR CONDUCTION THRESHOLD; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RIGHT EAR NOTCH; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875133766     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.11.0225     Document Type: Article

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