Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children at Work & Play

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Hearing Conservation Association
• Description:
  The October 19-20, 2006 conference titled Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children at Work and at Play brought together a diverse international group of basic and applied science researchers with expertise related to the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in children and adolescents. The purpose of the meeting was to explore and discuss the most recent theoretical and experimental work in the relevant fields in an effort to expand the practical applications of the knowledge shared. The conference targeted the issue of NIHL in children and the millions of youth who begin their employment experiences as early as age 10-12 years, often in hazardous sound environments such as construction, agriculture, entertainment, and landscaping/grounds work while also participating in recreational and school activities that increase their risk and incidence of noise- induced hearing loss. Presentations were diverse and encompassed the areas of auditory development, auditory physiology, auditory and extra-auditory effects of hazardous noise, noise exposure sources and assessment, health communication strategies as well as intervention efforts including hearing protection, educational outreach efforts, and worker training targeting youth. The National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health's (NIOSH's) mission to provide national and world leadership to prevent work-related illnesses and injuries coupled with the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD) mission to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability related to hearing were both supported by this conference. The event included basic and applied science research, the exchange of ideas for effective intervention, and health communication strategies unique to children and young adults. The long term goal was to consider the implications, applications, and key scientific information critical to public health policy decision making, public information dissemination, and future research guidance for the prevention of noise- induced hearing loss in youth. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preventive Medicine Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Auditory-system Children Hearing-disorders Hearing-impairment Hearing-protection Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-sources Preventive-medicine Protective-measures

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• ISSN:
  1083-7388
• Publisher:
  National Hearing Conservation Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-39
• Volume:
  23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034152
• Citation:
  Spectrum 2006 Oct; 23(Suppl 2):1-39
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health and Science University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050901
• Source Full Name:
  Spectrum: the National Hearing Conservation Association newsletter
• Supplement:
  2
• End Date:
  20070228
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:aa207b8e3c07b30148404d090a40cbddedceca0fba8291da5b1b51df1c7391e4288a924c1e40ee853c7d505efce5b07d15ae687e5b9d5ec0b8626bab8c03ed3d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189502/cdc_189502_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.00 MB ]