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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Scientific Advances
. Ed(S): Le Prell, Colleen G.; Henderson, Donald; Fay, Richard R.; Popper, Arthur N.
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hardcover. This book combines different methodological and experimental approaches to provide an important contemporary reference work on noise-induced hearing loss. It includes a diverse range of aspects of human auditory perception. Editor(s): Le Prell, Colleen G.; Henderson, Donald; Fay, Richard R.; Popper, Arthur N. Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJP; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
Exposure to loud noise continues to be the largest cause of hearing loss in the adult population. The problem of NIHL impacts a number of disciplines. US standards for permissible noise exposure were originally published in 1968 and remain largely unchanged today. Indeed, permissible noise exposure for US personnel is significantly greater than that allowed in numerous other countries, including for example, Canada, China, Brazil, Mexico, and the European Union. However, there have been a number of discoveries and advances that have increased our understanding of the mechanisms of NIHL. These advances have the potential to impact how NIHL can ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441995223
SKU
V9781441995223
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99-15
Reviews for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Scientific Advances
From the reviews: “The book relates psychophysically, via loudness factors the damage which occurs to outer hair cells, inner hair cells, basilar membrane and the cochlea during high or low pitch loud auditory stimuli. … This book will be of great interest to psychophysicists, brain researchers, audiologists, ENT doctors, graduate students, advanced undergraduate neurophysiology majors, etc. I wholeheartedly recommend ... Read more