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Noise and hearing loss in musicians Thom, Jadine; MacIntyre, Elaina; Winters, Meghan; Teschke, Kay; Davies, Hugh, 1957-

Abstract

We conducted a systematic and comprehensive review of the peer-reviewed scientific literature with respect to hearing loss among musicians, exposure to noise, determinants of noise exposure, and methods for controlling those exposures. Details of the literature search are given in an appendix. A one-page summary of this review is available at http://www.cher.ubc.ca/PDFs/reviews/noiseandhearingloss.pdf We found that both classical and rock musicians are at increased risk of developing noise-induced hearing loss and an associated disease, tinnitus, as a result of their exposure to music.

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Noise and hearing loss in musicians
Creator
Thom, Jadine; MacIntyre, Elaina; Winters, Meghan; Teschke, Kay; Davies, Hugh, 1957-
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Health and Environment Research
Date Issued
2005-08
Description
We conducted a systematic and comprehensive review of the peer-reviewed scientific literature with respect to hearing loss among musicians, exposure to noise, determinants of noise exposure, and methods for controlling those exposures. Details of the literature search are given in an appendix. A one-page summary of this review is available at http://www.cher.ubc.ca/PDFs/reviews/noiseandhearingloss.pdf We found that both classical and rock musicians are at increased risk of developing noise-induced hearing loss and an associated disease, tinnitus, as a result of their exposure to music.
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Subject
Workplace health
Genre
Report
Type
Text
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application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2008-05-07
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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All rights reserved
DOI
10.14288/1.0048189
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/816
Affiliation
Environmental Health (SOEH), School of; Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, School of; Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
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