Browsing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by Subject "Deafness, Noise induced"

Browsing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by Subject "Deafness, Noise induced"

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  • Football match spectator sound exposure and effect on hearing : a pretest-post-test study 
    Swanepoel, De Wet; Hall, James Wilbur (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-04)
    OBJECTIVES: To determine (i) noise exposure levels of spectators at a FIFA 2010 designated training stadium during a premier soccer league match; and (ii) changes in auditory functioning after the match. METHODS: This ...
  • Hearing profile of gold miners with and without tuberculosis 
    Brits, Janet; Strauss, Susan; Eloff, Zahan; Becker, Piet J.; Swanepoel, De Wet (BMJ Publishing Group, 2012-04)
    OBJECTIVES : To compare the hearing of gold miners with and without tuberculosis (TB) to determine the effect of TB and its associated risk profile on hearing. METHODS : Audiological and medical surveillance data of 2698 ...
  • Noise exposure in gold miners : utilising audiogram configuration to determine hearing handicap 
    Vermaas, Renate L.; Edwards, Anita Lynne; Soer, Maggi E. (Magdalena Elizabeth) (South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2007-09)
    The objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between the audiogram configuration and its calculated Percentage Loss of Hearing (PLH), and the experience of hearing handicap in noise-exposed gold miners. ...
  • Objective assessment of noise-induced hearing loss : a comparison of methods 
    Biagio-de Jager, Leigh; Swanepoel, De Wet; Soer, Maggi E. (Magdalena Elizabeth) (South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), 2009-07)
    Objective measures may be required to estimate hearing thresholds in individuals who feign hearing loss. This study compared two auditory evoked potential techniques, slow cortical auditory evoked potential (SCAEP) and ...
  • Prevalence and degree of noise-induced hearing loss in South African gold miners 
    Strauss, Susan; Swanepoel, De Wet; Becker, Piet J.; Eloff, Zahan; Hall, James Wilbur (South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), 2012-11)
    This study aimed to describe the prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in a large group of gold miners (N=57 714). Noise exposure levels were used to categorise participants into different noise group categories ...
  • Vuvuzela – good for your team, bad for your ears 
    Swanepoel, De Wet; Hall, James Wilbur; Koekemoer, Dirk (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-02)
    Traditionally made from a kudu horn, the vuvuzela was used to call together meetings and could be heard by distant peoples summoned to attend. Today soccer stadiums in South Africa are invariably filled with its loud and ...