A Wireless Audiometric Headset That Integrates Hearing Testing, Education, and Personalized Hearing Protection Fitting [2022]

Details

• Personal Author:
  Clavier OH
• Description:
  These SBIR data are furnished with SBIR rights. For a period of 4 years, unless extended in accordance with FAR 27.409(h), after acceptance of all items to be delivered under this contract, the Government will use these data for Government purposes only, and they shall not be disclosed outside the Government (including disclosure for procurement purposes) during such period without permission of the Contractor, except that, subject to the foregoing use and disclosure prohibitions, these data may be disclosed for use by support Contractors. After the protection period, the Government has a paid-up license to use, and to authorize others to use on its behalf, these data for Government purposes, but is relieved of all disclosure prohibitions and assumes no liability for unauthorized use of these data by third parties. This notice shall be affixed to any reproductions of these data, in whole or in part. Hearing loss is one of the most common work-related illnesses and the most common service-related disability among veterans. The best way to prevent hearing loss in work settings is first and foremost to prevent high noise levels. But in some occupations, that is very difficult to achieve; so the next best step is to reduce the noise that reaches the ears of a worker through the use of hearing protection such as earmuffs and earplugs and to monitor changes in hearing as part of a "hearing conservation program." The technology we developed during this project addressed several issues that will help workers ensure their hearing protection works well, while also allowing employers to improve the efficiency of their hearing conservation program and reduce disruptions to the worker's day. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hearing Hearing Loss Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Personal protective equipment; PPE; Equipment design; Hearing loss prevention; Hearing protection; Emerging technology
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  New Hampshire ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068439
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, R44-OH-011714, 2022 Oct; :1-23
• Email:
  OHC@CREARE.COM
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  Creare LLC, Hanover, New Hampshire
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20200901
• End Date:
  20220831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246393/cdc_246393_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]