Occupational hearing loss

Alternative names:

hearing loss - occupational

Symptoms:

• hearing loss
  • partial or complete
  • may be progressive

Signs and tests:

An examination will not usually show any specific changes.

• Audiology/audiometry may determine the extent of hearing loss.
• A head X-ray or CT scan of the head may be used to rule out other causes of hearing loss, including other forms of acoustic trauma.