[Hearing loss caused by leisure activity-induced noise].
The number of persons with hearing disability in most countries is more than 10%. In developing countries of the third world, inflammations are the most important cause of hearing dysfunction, but in more civilized countries, more and more individuals are injured by a noisy environment and by noise that is individually produced. In this way, a great number of young people acquire defects of hearing which are not reparable. As a consequence the German government has tried to control the possible danger to the community from noise and has arranged that exposure to unnecessary noises be reduced by standards and regulation.
Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Krankheiten, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D002648:Child; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005858:Germany; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
Schwerhörigkeit durch Freizeitlärm.