TY - JOUR
T1 - Results of otologic referrals in an industrial hearing conservation program
AU - Dobie, R. A.
AU - Archer, R. J.
PY - 1981
Y1 - 1981
N2 - Baseline and periodic audiometry was performed on noise-exposed workers in 21 industrial plants. Workers showing moderate hearing loss, asymmetry, or significant threshold shifts were referred for otologic evaluation. The overall referral rate was 2.76%. Of 107 referrals, 53% had otologic diagnoses other than noise-induced hearing loss, or required specific intervention, or both. The results support the use of criteria at least as stringent as those used in this study.
AB - Baseline and periodic audiometry was performed on noise-exposed workers in 21 industrial plants. Workers showing moderate hearing loss, asymmetry, or significant threshold shifts were referred for otologic evaluation. The overall referral rate was 2.76%. Of 107 referrals, 53% had otologic diagnoses other than noise-induced hearing loss, or required specific intervention, or both. The results support the use of criteria at least as stringent as those used in this study.
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U2 - 10.1177/019459988108900229
DO - 10.1177/019459988108900229
M3 - Article
C2 - 6787529
AN - SCOPUS:0019522531
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 89
SP - 294
EP - 301
JO - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
JF - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
IS - 2
ER -