.... The primary populations most affected by hearing loss are occupational environments and the elderly. However, because of this upcoming shift in the age of the workforce, these two populations begin to overlap significantly. It is estimated that approximately one third of Americans between the ages of 65...

... noise controls may be a reason that noise-induced hearing loss is still one of the most prevalent occupational health concerns in the United States of America, with the Agriculture, Construction and Mining Industries most consistently leading in prevalence. In fact, approximately 22 million workers...

... came about because we gained a lot of knowledge of hearing loss, how it occurs and the driving forces for it. I joined the American Industrial Hygiene Association's Noise Committee, and then was asked if I could become the Secretary. I agreed, not realizing that this was a progressive step...

... that their efforts simply document the progression of hearing loss, rather than prevent the loss. In the U.S. private sector, that liability grows now to an estimated $250 million annually, and the current military liability for NIHL and associated symptoms exceeds $1 billion annually. eardrum workplace...

... 94 is only 7% greater than 88 on ordinary linear scales of measurement). In this case, the nonlinear nature of the decibel scale may interfere with students' abilities to apply important concepts of noise and hearing loss in concrete situations (e.g., "It's only 6 dB louder—that doesn't seem like...

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... Workplace noise plays a role in hearing loss, especially in the factory or shop environment. Employees who have hobbies such as target shooting, woodworking or auto repair could very well exasperate a workplace-induced hearing loss. For Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, there is some concern that that attendance...

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... represents not only how the human responds to low levels of sound, but defines the ear s propensity for damage from exposure to high noise levels. This is why the A weighting is used for industrial noise measurements, where hearing loss is the major issue, and for community noise work where perception...