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Musicians and others involved in the music industry are at risk of de veloping permanent hearing loss, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and other hearing disorders from expo sure to loud sounds. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) examines the risks associated with music expo sure and provides recommenda tions to protect their hearing.
Originally posted at HHTM On July 14, 2015. Reprinted with permission A recently published study in the European Heart Journal linked exposure to traffic noise of moderate intensity levels to higher rates of hospital admissions for stroke, according to a recent New York Times article. The study, which adjusted for sex, age, smoking, air pollution and socioeconomic factors, compared exposure to traffic…
Originally posted at HHTM On October 22, 2013. Reprinted with permission It seems that young parents are at least protecting their children from high stadium noise levels. Most spectators and concert attendees are not as lucky as the son of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees at the Super Bowl or Gweneth Paltrow’s daughter at the Live 8 concert. Most of us on our way to the ballgame…
Originally posted at HHTM On July 14, 2015. Reprinted with permission Relevancy of Smartphone Sound Level Meter Apps for Occupational Purposes Of the millions of applications (apps) available for smartphones, many developers offer a number of sound measurement apps, including some intended to function as sound level meters (SLMs) in which the smartphone’s built-in microphone is used to…
Originally posted at HHTM On August 4, 2015. Reprinted with permission. Kanye West was the main performer at the Pan American games that were just completed in Toronto, Canada. (Actually I think that they should be called the Pan Canadian games…). It was the most successful of games ever with the largest number of athletes of any…
I enjoyed your editorial on the problems with definitions in the last issue of Canadian Audiologist. As you point out, the definition of sound has traditionally included three components: a vibrating source, a medium and a receiver (i.e., someone hearing the sound). I also tend to think that the receiver requirement is problematic. If a…
In this issue, we are proud to present two Student Poster Presentations from the 2014 CAA Conference. In this issue we give you, Kayla Danino’s “Concussions and Permanent Hearing Loss,” and Brendan MacDonald’s “ECoG as a Monitoring Tool for Meniere’s Disease.”
In this Siemens-sponsored advertorial we learn about Since the inception of directional processing in hearing aids, Siemens has been at the forefront of development and research.
Located 35 km north of Copenhagen – and 50 km away from Oticon’s headquarters – you find Eriksholm Research Centre. Bo Westergard speaks with Uwe Hermann, the senior director of Eriksholm Research Centre, about how their researchers make audiological discoveries with the potential to provide significant end-user benefits in future hearing care.
In our second submission from our new friends Down Under, we learn more about HEARsmart, led by the HEARing Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), and how they are making more people aware of dangerous leisure noise exposure and the actions that can be taken to avoid it.