Can Fam Physician. 1982 Sep;28:1583-7.
Exposure to noise might be responsible for a wide and varied spectrum of physical and mental morbidity, although many of the claims of cause and effect relationship are controversial and unproven. The etiological relationship between noise and high frequency hearing loss is, however, well documented. While noise-induced hearing loss is considered to be primarily an occupational problem, current leisure time activities have created the potential for it to become more common in the community at large. Once developed, this hearing loss is permanent and cannot be influenced by therapy. Noise-induced hearing loss is almost completely preventable and the family physician has an important responsibility for primary and secondary prevention, whether the noise source is in the workplace or in some other location.
暴露于噪声可能会导致广泛而多样的身体和心理病态，尽管许多因果关系的说法是有争议的，未经证实的。然而，噪声与高频听力损失之间的病因关系已有充分的记录。虽然噪声性听力损失主要被认为是职业问题，但当前的休闲时间活动已经为其在整个社区中变得更为普遍创造了可能性。一旦发生，这种听力损失是永久性的，无法通过治疗来影响。噪声性听力损失几乎是完全可以预防的，家庭医生在初级和二级预防方面负有重要责任，无论噪声源是在工作场所还是在其他地方。
