title: Noise and hearing loss.
abstract: Audiology is an essential aid to diagnosis of hearing loss, including loss due to exposure to excessive noise. Patients who complain of hearing difficulty should be examined and their hearing tested to determine hearing acuity, speech reception threshold, and speech discrimination as well as whether amplification is warranted.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D001298:Audiology; D001299:Audiometry; D003051:Cochlea; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control