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Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
1retired past president of Environmental Noise Consultants, Inc. jsdroyster@nc.rr.com.
North Carolina Medical Journal
|April 20, 2017
Abstract:
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is second only to presbycusis, age-related hearing loss, as a cause of hearing impairment; yet, it is preventable. This commentary summarizes the effects of noise on hearing, relevant workplace regulations, and ways to minimize excessive noise's deleterious impact on individuals' quality of life on and off the job.