NSG 5003 MIDTERM EXAM 2 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS

NSG 5003 MIDTERM EXAM 2 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
MID TERM EXAM


Question : What two types of hearing loss are associated with noise?


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, NSG 5003 MIDTERM EXAM 2 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS


o types of
hearing loss are
associated with
noise: (1)
acoustic trauma
or




us damage caused by a single sharply rising wave of sound (e.g.,




instantaneo

,NSG 5003 MIDTERM EXAM 2 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS




gunfire), and (2) noise-induced hearing loss, the more common type, which is the

, NSG 5003 MIDTERM EXAM 2 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS




result of prolonged exposure to intense sound (e.g., noise associated with the