Browsing by Author "Beach, Elizabeth"
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Hearing protection for clubbers is music to their ears
Beach, Elizabeth; Williams, Warwick; Gilliver, Megan (Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2010) -
HEARsmart review of filtered earplugs helps music patrons decide which earplugs are best for listening to music
Beach, Elizabeth; Pang, Jermy; Gilliver, Megan; Sewell, Jane; Williams, Warwick; Harper, Tom (2018) -
Instrumental Music Teachers: Music Exposure and Hearing Loss
Beach, Elizabeth; Gilliver, Megan (2015) -
Leisure noise exposure: Participation trends, symptoms of hearing damage, and perception of risk
Beach, Elizabeth; Gilliver, Megan; Williams, Warwick (2014)Leisure activities that emit high noise levels have the potential to expose participants to excessive noise exposure, which can result in hearing damage. This study investigated young people’s participation in high-noise ... -
Lifetime noise exposure affects human auditory brainstem responses
Valderrama, Joaquin; Beach, Elizabeth; Yeend, Ingrid; Pang, Jermy; Sharma, Mridula; Van Dun, Bram; Dillon, Harvey (2017) -
The NOISE (Non-Occupational Incidents Situations and Events) Database: A new research tool
Beach, Elizabeth; Gilliver, Megan; Williams, Warwick (2013)This paper describes the development of the NOISE (Non-Occupational Incidents Situations and Events) Database. The NOISE database currently contains 536 separate leisure activities and events, including noise level ... -
Noise exposure in the balance: Managing occupational and leisure risks to hearing health
Gillver, Megan; Williams, Warwick; Beach, Elizabeth (Journal of Health Safety and Environment, 2014)Health and safety risks that are present in both occupational and home/leisure environments can pose difficulties for health and safety professionals when determining risk mitigation responsibilities. Where work is defined ... -
Noise levels in fitness classes are still too high: Evidence from 1997-98 and 2009-11
Beach, Elizabeth; Nie, V (2013)Fitness instructors routinely use high music volumes which may be harmful to hearing. This study assessed noise levels during 35 low-intensity and 65 high-intensity fitness classes in 1997-98 and 2009-11. Questionnaires ... -
Noise with attitude: Influences on young people’s decisions to protect their hearing
Beach, Elizabeth; Williams, Warwick; Giliver, Megan (2013)Objective: To investigate young people’s experiences and attitudes towards hearing health and their participation in noise reduction behaviours, to better understand how education and prevention messages may be better ... -
Providing earplugs to young adults at risk encourages protective behaviour in music venues
Beach, Elizabeth; Nielsen, Lillian; ; Gilliver, Megan; (Sage Publications, 2014-09)For some young people, nightclubs and other music venues are a major source of noise exposure arising from a combination of very high noise levels; relatively long attendance duration; and frequent, sustained participation ... -
A qualitative study of earplug use as a health behaviour: The role of noise injury symptoms, self-efficacy, and an affinity for music
Beach, Elizabeth; Williams, Warwick; Gilliver, Megan (2010)The use of earplugs in loud music venues is confined to a small minority who wish to avoid hearing damage from excessive noise exposure. Using the framework of the health belief model (HBM), structured interviews were held ... -
A snapshot of young adults’ noise exposure reveals evidence of ‘Binge Listening’
Beach, Elizabeth; Gilliver, Megan; Williams, Warwick (2013)There have been several previous studies into daily noise exposure levels in modern urban communities, which typically report mean noise exposure levels (LAeq) for adults between 73 and 79 dB. In this study, rather than ...