Damaged hearing suffered by the user of an earphone as a result of sudden excessive noise in the device.
（耳机音量突然大增造成的）听觉损伤
Example sentencesExamples
Some of Britain's biggest employers will attend a conference tomorrow aimed at increasing awareness of acoustic shock - caused by sudden, high-pitched noises from earpieces of telephone headsets.
The TUC launched a campaign on Call Centres and the issue of workers suffering acoustic shock has been highlighted in many Press reports.
The company has already paid out 90,000 pounds to one worker suffering from acoustic shock.
Acoustic shock is a devastating 21st Century industrial injury ruining call centre workers' lives and costing industry millions.
A consultant has documented 300 cases of acoustic shock and the problem is well known.
Definition of acoustic shock in US English:
acoustic shock
noun
Damaged hearing suffered by the user of a listening device as a result of sudden excessive noise.
（耳机音量突然大增造成的）听觉损伤
Example sentencesExamples
The company has already paid out 90,000 pounds to one worker suffering from acoustic shock.
The TUC launched a campaign on Call Centres and the issue of workers suffering acoustic shock has been highlighted in many Press reports.
Acoustic shock is a devastating 21st Century industrial injury ruining call centre workers' lives and costing industry millions.
A consultant has documented 300 cases of acoustic shock and the problem is well known.
Some of Britain's biggest employers will attend a conference tomorrow aimed at increasing awareness of acoustic shock - caused by sudden, high-pitched noises from earpieces of telephone headsets.