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Measure and Intervene: An In-Ear Dosimetry Method That Can Change an OSHA Violation—and Internal Attitudes
A system designed to provide real-time information for hearing conservation program managers so they can intervene before occupational noise-induced hearing loss occurs.
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Overheard on the Orient Express: A Mystery
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Researchers Developing Middle-Ear Microphone for Cochlear Implants
Currently, surgically implanted cochlear implant microphones and related electronics must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues, and social and cosmetic considerations, and preventing patients from swimming. Now, a University of Utah engineer and colleagues in Ohio have developed a tiny prototype microphone that can be implanted in the middle ear.
4/30/2012
Cochlear Implants for FAO Patients
Clinical researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center in Cleveland report that cochlear implantation provides an effective and safe way of restoring hearing in patients with far advanced otosclerosis (FAO), a hereditary condition that can lead to severe hearing loss.
4/26/2012
WHO Adapts Ida Motivational Tools to Empower Patients to Change Behavior
The World Health Organizations Regional Office for Europe recently released an educational textbook describing how health professionals can use the Ida Motivation Tools (the Line, the Box, and the Circle) to better understand and empower patients to change their lifestyle and behavior.
4/24/2012
UCSF Researchers Show How Selective Hearing Works in the Brain
Two University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) researchers have recently published a paper that reveals how humans are able to selectively hear a single speaker while tuning out other sounds in crowded or noisy environs. The study appears in the journal Nature.
4/20/2012
Honeywell Offers Free Gulf Coast Workplace Hearing Conservation Seminars
Honeywell Safety Products will present a series of free hearing conservation seminars in May 2012 throughout the Gulf region of the United States. The seminars are intended to help safety professionals improve their hearing conservation programs and prevent noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among their workers.
4/6/2012
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