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Parent perceptions of children’s leisure and the risk of damaging noise exposure.
(2014)
The purpose of this study was to survey the attitudes of parents of adolescent children (with, and without, hearing impairment), with the following objectives: (1) compare perceptions of the parent groups regarding the ...
Hearing Protection Devices: Use at Work Predicts use at Play
(Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 2015)
Use of hearing protection devices (HPDs) at work is widespread and well researched, but less is
known about HPD usage in high-noise leisure activities. This study investigated 8,144
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A qualitative study of earplug use as a health behaviour: The role of noise injury symptoms, self-efficacy, and an affinity for music
(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 ...
The calculation of maximum permissible ambient noise levels for audiometric testing to a given threshold level with a specified uncertainty
(National Acoustic Laboratories, 2010-01)
Tinnitus and leisure noise
(2017)
Objective: To study the relationship of life-time noise exposure and experience of tinnitus. Design: Audiometric measures included
otoscopy, pure tone air- and bone-conduction hearing threshold levels (HTL) and otoacoustic ...
A Questionnaire-Based Algorithm for Assessing Occupational Noise Exposure of Construction Workers
(Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017)
Abstract
Objectives Occupational noise exposure is a major cause of hearing loss worldwide. In order to inform preventative strategies, we need to further understand at a population level which workers are most at ...
Predictors of noise exposure in construction workers
(2017)
Construction workers are exposed to hazardous noise from a wide variety of tools and equipment. This study aims to determine the workplace tasks associated with being exposed to occupational construction noise above the ...