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occupational hearing loss noise-induced hearing losssensory hearing loss due to exposure to intense impulse or continuous sound. Synonym(s): boilermaker's hearing loss, industrial hearing loss, occupational hearing lossoccupational hearing loss Audiology A ↓ in auditory discrimination linked to prolonged exposure to excess noise in the workplace caused by various machines–eg, airline industry, automotive repair, construction, entertainment, in an occupational setting. See Hearing loss, Noise-induced hearing loss. noise-in·duced hear·ing loss (noyz-in-dūst' hēr'ing laws) Sensory hearing loss due to exposure to intense impulse or continuous sound. Synonym(s): boilermaker's hearing loss, industrial hearing loss, occupational hearing loss. occupational hearing loss Damage to hearing as a result of sustained high levels of noise or vibration, or exposure to agents such as organic solvents that have a direct toxic effect on the hair cell mechanism of the inner ears. Noise and such toxic agents can potentiate each other in producing permanent hearing loss. |