Letters to the Editor: 6-kHz notch in noise-induced hearing loss

Authors

  • D.Y. Chung Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada

Keywords:

acoustic noise, biological effects of acoustic radiation, hearing, noise-induced hearing loss, industrial noise, audiograms, presbycusis

Abstract

Audiograms from 49711 workers exposed to industrial noise over 85 dB(A) and with no obvious ear pathology were analyzed by sex and age. It was found that the configuration of the mean audiograms shows a notch at 6 kHz instead of 4 kHz reported in previous studies. When the mean audiograms were corrected for presbycusis, the notch shifted from 6 kHz to 4 kHz only for the age groups over 45 years. The reasons for the difference between results of previous studies and this study are discussed

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Published

1983-10-01

How to Cite

1.
Chung D. Letters to the Editor: 6-kHz notch in noise-induced hearing loss. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1983 Oct. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 18];11(4):17-23. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/510

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (1983)

Section

Technical Articles

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