Ear Protective Devices
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Intentional exposure to loud music: the second MTV.com survey reveals an opportunity to educate.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: Music-induced hearing loss (MIHL), an unconsciously self-inflicted public health concern, could evolve into an epidemic because of the appeal of loud music. After media attention about a previous hearing-loss survey with Music Television ... Read more...

Indicators of hearing protection use: self-report and researcher observation.

29 Sep 2009 Hearing protection devices (HPD) are commonly used to prevent occupational noise-induced hearing loss. There is a large body of research on hearing protection use in industry, and much of it relies on workers' self-reported use of hearing ... Read more...

Adaptive plasticity in brainstem of adult listeners following earplug-induced deprivation.

30 Jul 2009 Previous research has shown that loudness perception is modified in adult listeners following 2 weeks of continuous sensory deprivation or stimulation [Formby, C. et al. (2003). J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 114, 55-58]. However, it is not known if the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Ear Protective Devices'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Intentional exposure to loud music: the second MTV.com survey reveals an opportunity to educate. 29 Sep 2009
• Indicators of hearing protection use: self-report and researcher observation. 29 Sep 2009
• Adaptive plasticity in brainstem of adult listeners following earplug-induced deprivation. 30 Jul 2009
• Assessment of noise exposure in a hospital kitchen. 29 Jun 2009
• Hear well in a noisy world: hearing aids, hearing protection & more. 29 Jun 2009
• Earplugs improve patients' subjective experience of sleep in critical care. 29 Jun 2009
• Uniform degradation of auditory acuity in subjects with normal hearing leads to unequal precedence effects. 30 May 2009
• Impulse noise: theoretical solutions to the quandary of cochlear protection. 30 May 2009
• The objective measurement of individual earplug field performance. 30 May 2009
• Cohort study for the effect of chronic noise exposure on blood pressure among male workers in Busan, Korea. 30 May 2009
• Adolescents and MP3 players: too many risks, too few precautions. 30 May 2009
• The acoustic hood: a patient-independent device improving acoustic noise protection during neonatal magnetic resonance imaging. 6 May 2009
• Results of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency interlaboratory comparison of American National Standards Institute S12.6-1997 Methods A and B. 29 Apr 2009
• On the level-dependent attenuation of a perforated device. 29 Apr 2009
• Exposure to hazardous workplace noise and use of hearing protection devices among US workers--NHANES, 1999-2004. 29 Apr 2009
• Hearing screening program impact on noise reduction strategies. 30 Mar 2009
• Too late smart: farmers' adoption of self-protective behaviors in response to exposure to hazardous noise. 27 Feb 2009
• Coping with the NRR change. 27 Feb 2009
• Barodontalgia. 24 Feb 2009
• A randomized clinical trial evaluating silicone earplugs for very low birth weight newborns in intensive care. 3 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Ear Protective Devices'

Definition: Personal devices for protection of the ears from loud or high intensity noise, water, or cold. These include earmuffs and earplugs.

Descriptor UI: D004430

Alternative terms: Ear Protective Devices; Device, Ear Protective; Devices, Ear Protective; Ear Protective Device; Protective Device, Ear; Protective Devices, Ear; Earplugs; Earplug; Hearing Protective Devices; Device, Hearing Protective; Devices, Hearing Protective; Hearing Protective Device; Protective Device, Hearing; Protective Devices, Hearing; Earmuffs; Earmuff;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; microbiology; parasitology; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; virology; ethics;

Tree Number: E07.700.250; J01.637.215.600.199; J01.637.708.250;

History Note: 91(75)