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  • Title: [Results of audiometry screening in adolescent workers].
    Author: Hartmann B.
    Journal: Z Gesamte Hyg; 1990 Nov; 36(11):602-3. PubMed ID: 2085040.
    Abstract:
    Results of screening audiometry of male youths aged 16 to 25 (n = 3969) in occupations from metallurgy, machine-building industry and traffic are demonstrated. Part of persons they have hearing loss between 5 to 10 percent increases from 2.8% of pupils before starting vocational training to 4.5% or 7.1% of apprentices and 9.7% of skilled workers. The incidence of persons with respective without middle ear inflammation in anamnesis only differ in stages about 20 percent hearing loss. It shows sensitivity of screening audiometry nevertheless there are possibilities of mistakes. Adolescents already may show measurable hearing loss in connection with professional and nonprofessional expositions as well as individual dispositions.
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