October-December - Year 2009
| Volume 11 | Issue 45
Invited Commentary
Effects of shift work and intermittent noise exposure on hearing: Mechanisms and prophylactic potential
Hans M Borchgrevink
It is well established that intermittent noise exposure characteristically produces less hearing loss than equal energy/intensity continuous noise in animal models. Ongoing different shift work regime...
Effects of shift work on noise-induced hearing loss
Yu-Fung Chou, Jim-Shoung Lai, Hsien-Wen Kuo
Evidence has accumulated concerning the adverse effects of noise on hearing acuity, but it is not clear whether working shifts may decelerate the effects of hearing loss. The objective of this study i...
