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Loud noise exposure may increase risks for acoustic neuroma.(news)(Clinical report)
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The Hearing Review
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March 1, 2006
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SAN FRANCISCO -- According to new research at Ohio State University by Colin Edwards and Judith Schwartzbaum, repeated exposure to loud noise increases the risk of developing an acoustic neuroma that could cause hearing loss. The study appears in the February 15 edition of American Journal of Epidemiology.
"It doesn't matter if the noise comes from years of on-the-job exposure or from a source that isn't job-related," says Edwards, a doctoral student in the School of Public Health at Ohio State University. In the study, people who were repeatedly exposed to loud noise over the span of several years were, on average, one-and-a-half times more likely to develop an acoustic ...
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