Pure Tone Audiometry Evaluation Method Effectiveness in Detecting Hearing Changes Due to Workplace Ototoxicant, Continuous Noise, and Impulse Noise Exposures
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This article was published online in December 2021 ahead of inclusion in the July/August 2022 issue.
Author note: N. C. Schaal was co-affiliated with the 3d Marine Logistics Group, Okinawa, at the time of this article's publication.
Funding note: This work was supported by 711th Human Performance Wing, Research, Studies, Analysis, and Assessments Council (RSAAC) project #18-015.
Abstract
Excerpt: The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to compare the relative risks (RR) of hearing impairment due to co-exposure of continuous noise, impulse noise, metal ototoxicants, and organic solvent ototoxicants using several pure tone audiometry (PTA) evaluation methods.
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