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The Public Health Significance of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

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Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 40))

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Recognition of hearing loss resulting from noise exposure dates back at least as far as Ramazzini’s (1713) classic occupational medicine treatise De Morbis Artificum (Diseases of Workers). Ramazzini’s vivid discussion of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is notable for its recognition that exposure to both occupational and environmental noise can lead to hearing loss in individuals and entire populations.

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  1. Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA

    Peter M. Rabinowitz

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  1. Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA

    Colleen G. Le Prell

  2. Department of Communication Disorders and Science Center for Hearing Research College of Arts and Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA

    Donald Henderson

  3. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, USA

    Richard R. Fay

  4. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

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Rabinowitz, P.M. (2012). The Public Health Significance of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. In: Le Prell, C.G., Henderson, D., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 40. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9523-0_2

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