temporary threshold shift


temporary threshold shift

the reversible hearing loss that results from exposure to intense impulse or continuous sound, as opposed to the irreversible permanent threshold shift that may result from such exposure.

tem·po·rar·y thresh·old shift

(tem'pŏ-rar-ē thresh'ōld shift) The reversible hearing loss that results from exposure to intense impulse or continuous sound, as opposed to the irreversible permanent threshold shift that may result from such exposure.