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Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in an occupational context is nothing new. In this month’s FREE guide Essel Acoustics runs through the history surrounding the issues of work-related hearing loss.

Effects were observed in the early 18th century among Italian copper workers and later towards the end of the 19th century. A Glasgow doctor coined the term Boilermaker’s ear. Thomas Barr observed symptoms of hearing impairment amongst shipbuilders on the River Clyde and it’s easy to imagine the din.

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