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boilermakers' deafness [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hearing
  • Effects of Pollution
DEF

[The deafness] caused by working in places where the noise level is extremely high.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouïe
  • Effets de la pollution
DEF

Surdité causée par l'exposition continue à des bruits intenses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oído
  • Efectos de la polución
CONT

La exposición persistente a sonidos intensos provoca alteraciones degenerativas en el órgano de Corti en la base de la cóclea y provoca de este modo sordera para los tonos agudos. [...] La sordera para los tonos agudos se describía inicialmente sobre todo en caldereros, por lo que actualmente aún se puede ver el término sordera de loscaldereros.

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