Lifetime Noise Exposure and Its Interaction With Ageing: Effects on Audiometric Thresholds, Speech-In-Noise Perception, and Tinnitus for Palestinian Workers

Adnan M. Shehabi, Hannah Guest, Amal Abu Kteish, Walaa Srour, Christopher J. Plack, Garreth Prendergast, Department of Audiology and Speech Therapy, Birzeit University, Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, The University of Manchester, Department of Psychology, Lancaster University

Trends in Amplification

Published online on July 20, 2026

Abstract

Trends in Hearing, Volume 30, January-December 2026.
Noise-induced and age-related hearing loss involve partially similar pathophysiology, but their combined effects remain poorly understood, especially in under-regulated occupational settings. This study investigated the independent and interaction effects ...