Evaluation of Hearing Protection Device Effectiveness for Musicians [2019]

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• Personal Author:
  Anthony, T. Renée ; Crawford K ; Fleckenstein S ; Willenbring K
• Description:
  Hearing protection devices (HPD) may help reduce harmful sound exposures for musicians who perform and teach in a variety of settings where engineering and administrative controls may be impractical or ineffective. HPD designed to have a uniform attenuation across frequencies may offer protection for musicians without distorting sounds they need to hear clearly. Even though uniform attenuation earplugs (UAE) are available, many studies find that musicians, especially instructors, do not wear them. Studies indicate many users do not achieve good fit and adequate sound reduction with many types of HPD5 which has led to recommendations for fit-testing. By gathering information on the effectiveness of different HPD in combination with musicians' opinions about wearing them, we can make better recommendations for which types may provide the most effective control. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Ear Hearing Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Age Factors Age Groups Audiological Testing Ear Protection Ear Protectors Effectiveness Research Equipment Design Equipment Testing Fit Testing Hearing Conservation Hearing Protection Hearing Threshold Humans Musicians Noise Exposure Noise Frequencies Noise Levels Personal Protective Equipment PPE Sound Attenuation Training

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• Publisher:
  The University of Iowa
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063114
• Citation:
  Iowa City, IA: The University of Iowa, 2019 Apr; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Kathryn Crawford, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Evaluation of hearing protection device effectiveness for musicians
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9129c7f16ec425cacc17f79be01e6e748f03f93691de35d9a40faea7ee51f2fdaae5e7fd1a3c0bbb4f5da38e79296e981f60f7b810d81eb61eeac1ed1033c5ad
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226236/cdc_226236_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 311.33 KB ]