While some experience noise-induced hearing loss as a result of an acute traumatic injury to the ear, others notice a sudden hearing impairment after being continuously exposed to loud noise, for example in a battlefield or at a construction site. Others notice their hearing...
Hearing loss caused by loud musicWe are all aware that loud music can cause hearing damage, but how does it work and what can you do about it?Noise Induced Hearing LossNoise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is caused when your ears receive an excess dose of sound. A Sound Dose is defined ...
由文中““Young people are at risk of hearing loss due to listening to loud noise for long periods of time, World Health Organization (WHO) said.”可知WHO觉得长时间听大音量的声音,对听力有很大的伤害,故选C。 【2】细节理解题。由文中“The sound of a busy road is about 85 dB ”可知繁忙...
Until recently, the medical community believed that most hearing loss was caused by hear cells in the ear degrading as we age. But evidence is emerging that sound levels at sporting events, concerts, nightclubs and on personal devices can cause lasting damage to the connections between hear cell...
3. Limit Loud Sounds in Your Life Sometimes you can't avoid the blare of an ambulance siren or the jackhammer on your street corner. But it's best to limit the amount of time you're around them. Noise-induced hearing loss is a result of the loudness of sounds and how long you hear...
What causes hearing loss?Aging Regular exposure to loud noise Head injury Blockage in your ear caused by earwax buildup, swelling, cyst, or other growth Medical conditions such as ear infections or otosclerosis (abnormal growth of bones in the ear) Medicines that damage your ears such as ...
Mixed hearing loss Each type affects a different part of the auditory system – the body’s system that’s responsible for our sense of hearing and how we understand sounds. Hearing loss can be caused by advancing age, exposure to loud noise, genetics, a blockage in the ear, and infections...
Causes of hearing loss Hearing loss is caused by many factors, most frequently from natural aging or exposure to loud noise. The most common causes of hearing loss are: Aging Noise exposure Head trauma Virus or disease Genetics Ototoxicity Things that can cause sensorineural hearing loss are: ...
Hearing is a statistically distributed quantity. The audiometric zero is a mean value. Hearing change caused by noise exposure is called sociocusis that must be separated from presbycusis. For the average person, exposure to loud enough noise will inevitably produce hearing loss....
What causes hearing loss?Aging Regular exposure to loud noise Head injury Blockage in your ear caused by earwax buildup, swelling, cyst, or other growth Medical conditions such as ear infections or otosclerosis (abnormal growth of bones in the ear) Medicines that damage your ears such as ...