Monitoring Audiometry In Hearing Conservation Programs.
Abstract
An issue of crucial importance to any Hearing Conservation Program is the criteria for determining Significant Threshold Shift (STS), that is, the cut point for positive (abnormal) versus negative (normal) findings for an audiometric test. A second issue of importance is the follow-up process that most efficiently confirms that STS. The goal of an appropriate STS criteria is to identify individuals early in the process of noise-induced hearing loss before serious hearing loss occurs, but to avoid falsely identifying normal variability as noise-induced hearing loss. Data from the US Air Force Hearing Conservation Data Registry were used to evaluate these issues.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA282024
Entities
People
- Thereas Y. Schulz
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology