AN EVALUATION OF PATIENTS SUSPECTED OF HAVING NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS

Abstract

The results of an evaluation of 77 U. S. Air Force flight-line personnel with defective hearing are reported. The evaluation revealed that 29 patients had a conductive type, 7 had a functional-type, and 41 had a perceptive-type defect. Twenty-two of these perceptive cases were unilateral. In only 19 cases was noise exposure considered to be a possible cause of defective hearing. The difficulties encountered in attempting to determine whether defective hearing in a specific patient is caused or aggravated by noise exposure are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0619409

Entities

People

  • Ralph N. Kraus

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Ear
  • Ear Diseases
  • Engine Noise
  • Engines
  • Head Injuries
  • Health Services
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Hearing Loss
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Jet Engine Noise
  • Jet Engines
  • Medical Personnel
  • Physical Examination (Medicine)
  • Turbojet Engines

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.