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==Historical perspective==
==Historical perspective==
*Hearing loss was undertreated till the 20th century. In the early 1980s, [[audiologists]] became increasingly aware of the potential [[adverse effects]] of even mild degrees of hearing loss on the [[psychosocial]] and [[psychoeducational]] outcomes of people.<ref name="pmid18270174">{{cite journal| author=Tharpe AM| title=Unilateral and mild bilateral hearing loss in children: past and current perspectives. | journal=Trends Amplif | year= 2008 | volume= 12 | issue= 1 | pages= 7-15 | pmid=18270174 | doi=10.1177/1084713807304668 | pmc=4111445 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18270174  }}</ref><ref name="pmid28514024">{{cite journal| author=Kerr MJ, Neitzel RL, Hong O, Sataloff RT| title=Historical review of efforts to reduce noise-induced hearing loss in the United States. | journal=Am J Ind Med | year= 2017 | volume= 60 | issue= 6 | pages= 569-577 | pmid=28514024 | doi=10.1002/ajim.22627 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28514024  }}</ref>


*In the past 40 years serious efforts to reduce excessive noise at work sites have been initiated. In the last half of the 20th century, multiple governments imposed strict orders  to limit workers' exposure to loud sounds.<ref name="pmid22821731">{{cite journal| author=Thurston FE| title=The worker's ear: a history of noise-induced hearing loss. | journal=Am J Ind Med | year= 2013 | volume= 56 | issue= 3 | pages= 367-77 | pmid=22821731 | doi=10.1002/ajim.22095 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22821731  }}</ref>
==References==
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