Noise-induced hearing loss: the family physician's role.
Noise is an environmental health problem that has not received sufficient attention. Physicians should become knowledgeable about the medical consequences of excessive noise, support legislation to reduce the problem and promote programs aimed at noise control and prevention of hearing loss. Questions about noise and hearing should be incorporated into the medical history, and pure-tone audiometry should be a part of periodic physical evaluations.
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
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D001299:Audiometry; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004430:Ear Protective Devices; D005194:Family Practice; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D012380:Role; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration