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Combined exposure to shiftwork and noise was investigated with respect to its aural damaging effect. The investigations were carried out on 347 male and female noise-exposed textile workers working in single-shift and three-shift systems. The average hearing loss for the PTS at 3 kHz, 4 kHz, the
Concluding from audiometrical practice using hearing aids unilaterally we could find an inactivity of the unused contralateral ear. We have investigated if it is possible to measure this inactivity by common psychoacoustic methods. We tested 92 persons with advanced combined hearing loss. We had to
In a previous paper the authors explained, based on statistical analysis, the use of mixed Czech verbal audiometry for the percentage evaluation of auditory losses. In the present work the above problems are discussed and an actual example of calculation of auditory losses is given. Based on
Evaluation of hearing losses for the purpose of granting pensions, for forensic purposes or for claims of damages is very important and it should not be based on a single examination method i.e., sound audiometry, which does not evaluate the entire auditory analyzer and does not fully appreciate the
BACKGROUND
The aim of the study was the comparison of hearing before and after ear surgery in patients with chronic otitis media according to Fowler and Sabine criteria.
METHODS
The study comprised 42 patients (42 ears), aged 19-72 (26 females and 16 males). The patients were divided into three