Noise-induced hearing loss [electronic resource] : scientific advances / Colleen G. Le Prell [and others], editors.

Exposure to loud noise continues to be one of the largest causes of hearing loss in the adult population, already affecting some 15 percent of Americans between the ages of 20 and 69. There have been a number of discoveries and advances that have increased our understanding of the mechanisms of Nois...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Le Prell, Colleen G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, ©2012.
Series:Springer handbook of auditory research ; 40.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Noise-induced hearing loss : scope of the problem
  • pt. 2. Relationship between noise exposure and resulting anatomical, physiological, and perceptual changes in hearing
  • pt. 3. Susceptibility and factors contributing to NIHL
  • pt. 4. Protection and repair.