Evaluation of early hearing damage in personal listening device users using extended high-frequency audiometry and otoacoustic emissions

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 271, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1463-1470

  Sulaiman, A H ^a   Husain, R ^a   Seluakumaran, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

High frequency audiometry; Mp3 players; Noise induced hearing loss; Otoacoustic emission; Personal listening devices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETER; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; GENERAL DEVICE; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE INJURY; OTALGIA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY EQUIPMENT; PERSONAL LISTENING DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIFF NECK; TINNITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; MOBILE PHONE; MP3 PLAYER; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SPONTANEOUS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CELL PHONES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MP3-PLAYER; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902259925     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2612-z     Document Type: Article

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