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Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is recognised as a significant health and disability issue both in New Zealand and worldwide.
The incidence and prevalence of NIHL in NZ is as yet unknown but globally noise is regarded as one of the main causes of hearing loss.
For example, in Australia hearing impairment is estimated to cost $11.6b (1.6% of GDP) annually and NIHL is thought to account for about 30% of this cost (Access Economics Pty Ltd, 2006).
The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) in NZ reports a steady increase in the number of NIHL claims over recent years at an increasing cost for rehabilitation.
The increasing number of claims and the impact of hearing loss on the individual, family/whanau and society led the ACC and HRC in 2007 to jointly facilitate and fund research into NIHL in NZ that will lead to improved interventions and outcomes (Thorne, Ameratunga, Stewart, Reid, Williams, Purdy, Dodd & Wallaart, 2008).
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