title: Cochlear Hearing Loss: Physiological, Psychological and Technical Issues
author:  Brian C. J. Moore 
description: Hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea is amongst the mostcommon forms of hearing loss in the developed world and affectsapproximately 7% of the population. Over the last 20 years therehas been a revolution in our understanding of the mechanisms ofsound analysis in the normal cochlea. The mechanisms associatedwith cochlear hearing loss are also better understood as a result.Most advances in understanding, however, have been related tophysiological mechanisms.
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  Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2302; doi:10.3390/ijerph17072302 
  www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph 
  Article 
  Experience and Awareness of Health Managers, 
  Administrators, and Workers on a Hearing 
  Conservation Program in Korea: A Qualitative Study 
  Minsu Ock 1,†, Jeehee Pyo 1,†, Ok Hyun Kim 2, Changho Chae 3, Byeong Jin Ye 4, Sang Hoon Kim 5, 
  Hyun Chan An 5, Ahra Kim 6, Jae Oh Park 7 and Jiho Lee 5,* 
  1 Department of Preventive Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 
  Ulsan 44033, Korea; ohohoms@naver.com (M.O.); eesther0517@naver.com (J.P.) 
  2 Safety and Health Inc. Besh Consulting, Gimhae 50902, Korea; kalkihc@naver.com 
  3 Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon 
  Hospital, Changwon 51353, Korea; chchae@naver.com 
  4 Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital & Institute of 
  Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Inje University, Busan 47392, Korea