Noise Induced Hearing Loss And Industrial Deafness
The severity of noise induced hearing loss suffered in the workplace varies very much depending on the length and level of exposure suffered by the individual. Any occupation in which employees are exposed to noise on a continual day-to-day basis could result in hearing loss due to nerve end damage. Obviously each individual is different and tests need to taken to determine the amount of damage to an individuals hearing system.Audiometry procedures tests a persons hearing over a series of noise frequencies from low pitched noise to high pitched noise with the subsequent results being plotted. Damage caused from exposure to excessive levels of noise affects higher frequencies which include speech frequencies and therefore many people with industrial deafness struggle to follow a normal conversation when there is background noise.