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Effects of Exposure to Chemicals on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

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

Abstract

Several factors have been studied in an effort to explain why the prevalence and degree of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) can vary so much within a group and among groups. Some of the factors studied to date include variations in exposure (see Henderson and Hamernik, Chap. 4), age (see Rabinowitz, Chap. 2; Bielefeld, Chap. 10), gender, genetics (see Gong and Lomax, Chap. 9), race, and general health indicators, such as blood pressure and use of certain medications (Toppila et al. 2000). The focus of the present chapter is the interaction of ototoxic industrial chemicals with noise, which results in increased hearing loss.

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Morata, T.C., Johnson, AC. (2012). Effects of Exposure to Chemicals on 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_11

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