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Descriptor English: Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Descriptor Spanish: Pérdida Auditiva Provocada por Ruido
Descriptor pérdida auditiva provocada por el ruido
Entry term(s) pérdida auditiva inducidada por ruido
trauma acústico
Scope note: Pérdida auditiva producida por exposición a ruidos explosivos o crónicos intensos, de más de 85 dB. A menudo, la pérdida auditiva está en el rango de frecuencias de 4000-6000 hercios.
Descriptor Portuguese: Perda Auditiva Provocada por Ruído
Descriptor French: Surdité due au bruit
Entry term(s): Acoustic Trauma
Hearing Loss, Noise Induced
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Tree number(s): C09.218.458.341.887.460
C10.597.751.418.341.887.460
C23.888.592.763.393.341.887.460
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006317
Scope note: Hearing loss due to exposure to explosive loud noise or chronic exposure to sound level greater than 85 dB. The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Acoustic Trauma (1966-1978)
Deafness (1966-1978)
Noise (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 79; was ACOUSTIC TRAUMA 1963-78
Online Note: use HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED to search ACOUSTIC TRAUMA 1966-78
History Note: 79; was ACOUSTIC TRAUMA 1963-78
Entry Version: HEARING LOSS NOISE IND
DeCS ID: 6469
Unique ID: D006317
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - Preferred
Concept UI M0009932
Scope note Hearing loss due to exposure to explosive loud noise or chronic exposure to sound level greater than 85 dB. The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz.
Preferred term Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Entry term(s) Hearing Loss, Noise Induced
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Acoustic Trauma - Narrower
Concept UI M0413333
Scope note Usually refer to hearing loss due to a single noise event such as an explosion or shotgun blast.
Preferred term Acoustic Trauma



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