Ear Protection
Industrial audiology includes
providing baseline and annual evaluations for monitoring hearing levels of
employees exposed to damaging noise. This is essential in fighting progressive
noise induced hearing loss. Each year, hearing levels can be compared to check
for a significant shift in hearing. If a significant change is noted, our
audiologists can recommend customized hearing protection, test the effectiveness
of that protection, or recommend further medical evaluation if deemed
necessary. The effect of noise exposure is often not apparent until after the
damage has occurred. Annual audiograms can help the employee identify the
change before they perceive a change, and lessen the effects through proper
hearing protection usage.
The Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends a guideline for permissible levels of noise per
duration of exposure at:
National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
There are many disorders that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some of the conditions, for which we have provided a brief overview.
If you cannot find the condition in which you are interested, please visit the Otolaryngology Online Resources page in this Web site for an Internet/World Wide Web address that may contain additional information on that topic.
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