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| Domain | Definition |
Medicine | Temporary threshold shift is a short term effect which may follow an exposure to noise, and as its name indicates, the elevation of the hearing level is reversible. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: TEMPORARY THRESHOLD SHIFT |
| Specialty definitions using "TEMPORARY THRESHOLD SHIFT": Auditory Fatigue. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The temporary threshold shift largely disappears within 16 hours after exposure to loud noise. (references) | |
Both temporary threshold shift (TTS) and permanent threshold shift (PTS) in response to a given intense noise may differ as much as 30 to 50 dB among individuals. (references) | ||
Exposure to impulse and continuous noise may cause only a temporary hearing loss. If the hearing recovers, the temporary hearing loss is called a temporary threshold shift. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "TEMPORARY THRESHOLD SHIFT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | midlertidig hørenedsættelse, forbigående hørenedsættelse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | TTS, tijdelijke gehoordrempelverschuiving, tijdelijke drempelverhoging, Temporary Threshold Shift. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tilapäinen kuulonalenema. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | transfert temporaire de seuil, glissement temporaire de seuil, déplacement temporaire de seuil, élévation temporaire de seuil. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | temporäre Schwellenverschlechterung, zeitweilige Schwellenverschlechterung, vorübergehende Schwellenverschlechterung. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προσωρινή άνοδος κατωφλίου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spostamento temporaneo della soglia (temporary threshold shift in acuity of hearing), innalzamento temporaneo della soglia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emporarytay esholdthray iftshay transferência temporária de limiar, elevação temporária de limiar, deslocação temporária de limiar. (various references) desplazamiento temporal del umbral. (various references) temporär hörselnedsättning. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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