Hearing Loss and Noise Exposure Among Commercial Fishermen in the Gulf Coast

Jeffrey L. Levin,William F. Curry,Sara Shepherd,J. Torey Nalbone,Matthew W. Nonnenmann

Hearing Loss and Noise Exposure Among Commercial Fishermen in the Gulf Coast

2016

Jeffrey L. Levin
William F. Curry
Sara Shepherd
J. Torey Nalbone
Matthew W. Nonnenmann

Objective:Noise is a hazard in commercial fishing. This cross-sectional study associates occupational noise exposure with hearing loss in commercial fishermen.Methods:A comprehensive survey and audiometric testing were administered to 227 participants in the Gulf Coast. Sound-level measurements were

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Audiometric testing
Hearing loss
Environmental health
Commercial fishing
Occupational noise exposure
Medicine
Audiometry
noise exposure
occupational exposure

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