Social handicap among workers with noise-induced hearing loss.
A thorough examination of hearing and hearing loss among workers in the saw- and papermill industries in northern Sweden showed that even a serious hearing loss does not give the expected social handicap.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden