Transportation noise is a ubiquitous urban exposure. In 2018, the World Health Organization
concluded that chronic exposure to road traffic noise is a risk factor for ischemic heart …

Speech communication often takes place in noisy environments; this is an urgent issue for
military personnel who must communicate in high-noise environments. The effects of noise …

Purpose Cisplatin is widely used but highly ototoxic. Effects of cumulative cisplatin dose on
hearing loss have not been comprehensively evaluated in survivors of adult-onset cancer …

Animal studies suggest that cochlear nerve degeneration precedes sensory cell
degeneration in both noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and age-related hearing loss …

Occupational hearing loss is preventable through a hierarchy of controls, which prioritize the
use of engineering controls over administrative controls and personal protective equipment …

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) continues to be one of the most prevalent occupational
conditions and occurs across a wide spectrum of industries. Occupational hearing loss is …

Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss (HL), self-
reported occupational noise exposure, and hearing protection usage among Canadians …

The current gold standard of clinical hearing assessment includes a pure-tone audiogram
combined with a word recognition task. This retrospective study tests the hypothesis that …

This study describes the prevalence and characteristics of noise-induced hearing loss
(NIHL) in student musicians (N 329) aged 18–25 years. Students completed a questionnaire …

In view of advances in early detection and treatment, the 5-year relative survival rate for all
cancer patients combined is now approximately 66%. As a result, there are more than 13.7 …