The Temporary Threshold Shift and Its Relation to Permanent Inner Ear Damage Following Exposure to Impulse Noise

Author(s):  
R. Chatham ◽  
S. D. Comis
1999 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 932-932
Author(s):  
Ann E. Bowles ◽  
Larry Wolski ◽  
Erik Berg ◽  
Pamela K. Yochem

2010 ◽  
pp. 1432-1434
Author(s):  
Syed M. Ahmed ◽  
Tar-Ching Aw

For clinical purposes, noise is measured in decibels weighted according to the sensitivity of the human ear (dB(A)). Regardless of source, the effects of overexposure to noise are similar. Initially there is a temporary threshold shift, where reversibility of hearing loss is possible with removal away from further noise. Permanent threshold shift occurs following prolonged and/or intense exposure, with poor prospects for improvement of hearing. The classical audiogram for noise-induced hearing loss shows a 4 kHz dip. Prevention is by reducing exposure to noise at source, and in the United Kingdom a limit for exposure has been set at 87 dB(A) averaged over an 8-h day or 140 dB(A) for any instantaneous impulse noise....


2009 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 995-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne Marshall ◽  
Judi A. Lapsley Miller ◽  
Laurie M. Heller ◽  
Keith S. Wolgemuth ◽  
Linda M. Hughes ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (sup2) ◽  
pp. S53-S65 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Spankovich ◽  
S. K. Griffiths ◽  
E. Lobariñas ◽  
K. E. Morgenstein ◽  
S. de la Calle ◽  
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1973 ◽  
Vol 76 (sup312) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
George A. Luz ◽  
James D. Mosko ◽  
John L. Fletcher ◽  
William J. Fravel

2006 ◽  
Vol 121 (10) ◽  
pp. 927-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
U Bapat ◽  
N Tolley

Objective: To assess whether a temporary threshold shift occurred after recreational firearm use.Design: An observational study of 25 subjects using ear protection in an indoor rifle range. Hearing was evaluated before and after shooting five rounds with a 0.22 calibre rifle over 10 minutes. A threshold shift of 5 dB was found to be statistically significant, while a shift of 10 dB was clinically significant.Results: Twenty-four candidates had a statistically significant threshold shift, while 12 had a clinically significant threshold shift. Two subjects with previous industrial noise exposure had threshold shifts at more frequencies than other subjects. There was no significant preference for either ear. One subject showed no changes.Conclusion: This small study sheds some light on impulse noise behaviour in an indoor shooting range, but no definite conclusions can be drawn. The side of shooting did not influence threshold changes in either ear.


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