In the world of workplace health and safety, noise remains one of the most pervasive—and preventable—hazards. Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition among U.S. adults, and an ...

Hearing protector fit testing (HPFT) provides an opportunity for employers to improve their hearing conservation program (HCP) services. Workers are at significant risk for noise-induced hearing loss.

Workplace noise can injure hearing gradually, so many people miss early changes. Audiometry offers a clear, repeatable way to detect subtle threshold shifts before permanent loss becomes harder to ...

A critical advancement in workplace hearing conservation. Recognized as a best practice. While HPFT is noted to not be required under OSHA’s Occupational Noise Exposure standards, the Bulletin ...

Noise-induced hearing loss is the most prevalent occupational disease in the world. In the U.S., 22 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise each year, placing them at risk of injuries that can ...

Workers must wear hearing protection when exposed to loud sounds, including earmuffs and earplugs. Find out when and how to select this equipment based on the task at hand. Conduct noise level ...

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, hearing problems—such as hearing loss and tinnitus, a ringing or buzzing in the ears—are the leading conditions for service-connected disability ...

Hearing loss rarely announces itself all at once. It creeps in — a missed word at dinner, the TV volume climbing higher, a colleague's joke landing a beat too late.

Most people think of a hearing clinic as a place to get a quick test and pick up a device. What happens at Hearing Associates in Mason City, Iowa, goes ...