1st Edition

Occupational Audiometry

By MaryAnne Maltby Copyright 2005
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

The EU Physical Agents Directive on Noise, which will be implemented into UK law in February 2006, will reduce noise action levels drastically. Under the new regulations, many more industries, which have so far not been associated with high noise levels such as restaurants and call centres, will have to assess the noise levels in their businesses and monitor their employees’ hearing according to... Read more
Screening Audiometry:
Case History and Otoscopic Examination.
Audiometric Techniques for Industrial Screening.
The Audiogram and its Categorisation.
Action and Referral:
Noise Induced Hearing Loss and the Role of the Physician.
Diagnostic Audiometry.
Rehabilitation and Compensation.
Organisation of the Audiometric Programme:
The Audiometer and the Test Environment.
Hearing Conservation.
Personal Hearing Protection.
Background Science:
Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear.
Common Causes of Hearing Loss.

Glossary.
References.
Index.
Plus: Questionnaires, sample record sheets, and other useful templates for running hearing conservation programmes.

Biography

Maryanne Maltby