Workplace Solutions: Reducing the Risk of Hearing Disorders among Musicians

Details

• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Kardous, Chucri A. ; Themann, Christa L. ; Morata, Thais C. ; Reynolds, Jennifer ; Afanuh, Susan E.
• Description:
  Musicians and others involved in the music industry are at risk of developing permanent hearing loss, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and other hearing disorders from exposure to loud sounds. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) examines the risks associated with music exposure and provides recommendations to protect their hearing. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acoustics Ear Ear Protective Devices Education Environmental Monitoring Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Music Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sense Organs Sound Tinnitus

  More +
• Keywords:
  Entertainers; Performing-artists; Sound; Hearing-loss; Hearing-disorders; Hearing-protection; Noise-exposure; Noise-levels; Noise-protection; Ear-protectors; Ear-protection; Injury-prevention; Risk-analysis; Risk-factors; Employee-exposure; Exposure-assessment; Exposure-levels; Exposure-limits; Hearing-conservation; Education
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-184, 2015 Jun; :1-5
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Workplace Solutions
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Periodical
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046311
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2015-105149
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Public Safety ; Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cdb40a5b6322952f0373420733d8ffa5569297681c42cd165b2abb2dd108f58cc6276d35ba9eaf19a2113358cb171a1ebde635d73305f52703cb45032de33739
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31555/cdc_31555_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 473.50 KB ]