The applicability of a speech-in-noise screening test in occupational hearing conservation

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 455-465

  Leensen, Monique C J ^a   Dreschler, Wouter A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Noise induced hearing loss; Occupational hearing conservation; Prevention; Screening; Self administered; Speech reception threshold; Speech in noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BUILDING INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CARE; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING CURVE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST;

EID: 84879225143     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.790565     Document Type: Article

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