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Occupational Audiometry: Monitoring and Protecting Hearing at Work

Maryanne Maltby

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Screening Audiometry: Case History and Otoscopic Examination. Audiometric Techniques for Industrial Screening. The Audiogram and its Categorisation. Action and Referral: Noise Induced Hearing Loss and the Role of the Physician. Diagnostic Audiometry. Rehabilitation and Compensation. Organisation of the Audiometric Programme: The Audiometer and the Test Environment. Hearing Conservation. Personal Hearing Protection. Background Science: Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear. Common Causes of Hearing Loss. Glossary. References. Index. Plus: Questionnaires, sample record sheets, and other useful templates for running hearing conservation programmes.

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Key concepts: Audiometer, Audiogram, Audiometry, Audiology, Hearing loss, Medicine, Hearing test, Hearing protection