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AboutSafety
June 21, 2001 |
Value Of A Good Hearing Loss Prevention Program When a company has an effective hearing loss prevention program, everyone wins -- the employers, employees and safety and health professionals who implement the program...   |
AboutSafety
June 11, 2001 |
Guide To Preventing Hearing Loss Combined exposures to noise and chemicals can cause more hearing loss than exposure to either agent alone. Vibration and extreme heat are also potentially harmful to hearing when combined with noise. |
AboutSafety
April 16, 2001 |
Hearing Protection: Can You Read The Label? Ignorance about how to read acoustic performance information means that employers and employees can sometimes assume that the protection given by plugs or muffs is better than it actually is. |
Science News
April 21, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Diet for a Noisy Planet Oral doses of a combination of certain antioxidants and magnesium can significantly limit the risk of noise-induced hearing loss, an animal study finds. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2003
Isaacson & Vora |
Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Hearing Loss More than 28 million Americans have some degree of hearing impairment. A thorough history and a careful physical examination are essential to the diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss. |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2006
Wallhagen et al. |
Sensory Impairment in Older Adults Part 1: Hearing Loss Preserving older adults' sense of hearing and helping them to maintain communication in the face of changes that occur with age are areas of concern for nurses. |
National Defense
January 2005
Robert Williams |
Now Hear This: New Ear Plugs on the Way Military maintenance crews may soon be the beneficiaries of a small digital device that will protect them from permanent hearing loss caused by the roar of jet fighter turbines. |
AskMen.com
March 8, 2005
Eddie Chandler |
Dealing With Noise Pollution What is noise pollution? It can literally make you sick, so how do you minimize it? |
IndustryWeek
February 16, 2011 |
OSHA Withdraws Noise Proposal Concerned over potential costs, manufacturers applaud decision but remain alert as agency examines alternatives. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2004
Crummer & Hassan |
Diagnostic Approach to Tinnitus Initial evaluation of tinnitus should include a thorough history, head and neck examination, and audiometric testing to identify an underlying etiology. Unilateral or pulsatile tinnitus may be caused by more serious pathology and typically merits specialized audiometric testing and radiologic studies. |
PC Magazine
November 1, 2010
John C. Dvorak |
Texting: Hazardous To Your Health Real-life zombies are weaving in and out of traffic with one hand to their ear and one hand on the wheel, working and driving on reflex only. |
Entrepreneur
June 2007
Amanda C. Kooser |
Get an Earful Earphones for when you just want peace and quiet. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Headsets That Will Be Music To Your Ears Even the $99 Shure E3c, the cheapest model tested, is top-notch. |
National Defense
July 2007
Robert H. Williams |
Protective Glasses Don't Compromise Hearing FullPro has created protective shooting glasses that connect directly to earmuffs, eliminating pressure points against the head and enhancing hearing protection by as must as three to seven decibels. |
National Defense
December 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Compact Special Operator Headset Now Available Silynx Communications has unveiled a smart tactical headset and ear protector for elite troops. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple's Volume Discount In a move that may alleviate negative press without universally resolving the problem, Apple has issued a software update for many of its popular iPod media players that will allow listeners to set a maximum volume limit. |
PC Magazine
April 18, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Buying Guide: Headphones That Rock It's your earphones (and, of course, the digital file itself) that truly matter when it comes to sound performance... Grado GS1000... UE-10 Pro... Etymotic ER6i... Sennheiser PMX-100... Bose QuietComfort 3... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2007 |
Guardian Wired Headphones by Hamilton Electronics Hamilton Electronics recently released Guardian Wired Headphones are equipped with sound-level monitoring technology. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2003
Paul Eisenstein |
World's Most Powerful Loudspeaker Want to hear the story about the world's loudest speaker? Because it is not always practical to launch a space shuttle when you need to create a loud noise -- to study airport sound control, for example -- Wyle Laboratories has developed a more compact solution, the WAS 3000. |
Wired
January 18, 2008
Erin Biba |
Why Things Suck: Hearing Aids If your hearing starts to fade, get ready for sticker shock and frustration. Hearing aids can cost more than $3,000 apiece, they don't do a good job of correcting the problem, and insurance companies rarely pay for them. |
Science News
February 19, 2005 |
From the February 16, 1935, Issue Saving the Ducks... Key to Mayan Writing Found in Long-Forgotten Book... Loud Noise Damages Part of Ear Not Used to Hear Tones... |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2003
Don Labriola |
Silence Is Golden When you're wearing headphones, it's all too easy to find yourself boosting volume to hazardous levels to drown out air conditioners, lawn mowers, cars, and jet engines. Noise-canceling headphones can help. Here, we review four popular models. |
D-Lib
September 2006
Cathy Sarli |
D-Lib Featured Collection September 2006: Deafness in Disguise: 19th and 20th Century Concealed Hearing Devices The Central Institute for the Deaf has a collection that contains over 400 hearing devices dating from 1796 and represents one of the largest collections in the world. |
Wired
November 2005
Michael Chorost |
My Bionic Quest for Bolero A deaf man's pursuit of the perfect audio upgrade to his cochlear implant. |
Managed Care
September 2007 |
Gene Discovery May Change Treatments for Hearing Loss Otosclerosis has been traditionally managed with hearing aids and surgery, but a recent discovery may result in development of a biochemical treatment. |
| AskMen.com |
Airplane Headphones If you really want to enjoy your in-flight entertainment, you owe it to yourself to pick up a pair of noise-cancellation headphones or noise-isolation earbuds. |
PC World
July 2005
Richard Baguley |
Music to Your Ears Got the blues because your pricey audio player came with crummy earbuds? Our favorite replacement headphones will jazz up your listening. AKG K26P... Bose QuietComfort 2... Bose TriPort... etc. |
Fast Company
October 2010
Stephanie Schomer |
The Best Headphones and Earbuds Whether you're listening to Passion Pit or the Philadelphia Orchestra, NPR or Neil Diamond, these headphones and earbuds will help it all sound better -- and make you look cooler. |
Home Theater
July 23, 2007
Mark Fleischmann |
Jogger Shocked by iPod A Vancouver resident was struck by lightning and sustained serious injuries when the iPod and its cables conducted current into his body. |
U.S. CPSC
November 29, 2005 |
Yamaha Corporation of America Recall of Synthesizers Unit could emit loud "white noise" when turned off and turned on again under high temperature conditions, which could possibly damage a consumer's hearing. |
Macworld
April 2002
Ben Long |
Powerful Photoshop Plug-In Grain Surgery, Visual Infinity's new plug-in for Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and later, is a powerful and easy-to-use noise-manipulation program that lets you remove noise from an image, add noise to an image, and copy one image's noise to another... |
National Defense
November 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Troops Need Better Hearing Protection Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory are translating their findings into technologies that not only will provide troops with 3-D audio displays but also will preserve their acoustic health. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The iPod Kids Aren't Alright Pete Townshend speaks out on the evils of ear buds. Digital music has become more than just a cottage industry. Apple Computer should react to his remarks one way or the other. Investors, take note. |
Inc.
October 1, 2009
John Brandon |
The Best Earbuds for Air Travel Four top earbud picks for canceling out airplane noise. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2008
Monica Heger |
Why Microwave Auditory Effect Crowd-Control Gun Won't Work Sierra Nevada Corp. plans to build what it calls a nonlethal microwave ray gun with the ability to beam irritating sounds into people's heads. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2009
Jeffrey T. Borenstein |
Flexible Microsystems Deliver Drugs Through the Ear A microelectromechanical systems-based microfluidic implant could open up many difficult-to-treat diseases to drug therapy |
PC Magazine
November 1, 2006
Michael Kobrin |
Stick It In Your Ear iPods rock. iPod headphones suck. The steal-me-white buds simply can't compete. But in your quest for higher fidelity, will more money translate to better sound? |
BusinessWeek
November 14, 2005
Bruce Einhorn |
Listen: The Sound Of Hope Cochlear implants could be a boon for the deaf - and a booming business. |
PC Magazine
July 14, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Bose QuietComfort 3 The Bose QuietComfort 3 headphones are comfortable and better than most noise-canceling models, but the QuietComfort 2 is still preferable. |
Fast Company
Lisa Evans |
The Not So Silent Office Productivity Killer We all know checking our email and social media feeds take a bite out of our daily productivity, but there's another culprit that may be your be draining your mental resources: noise. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2009
Joseph J. Morrissey |
The Cellphone and the Hearing Aid: The Odd Couple Cellphones and hearing aids aren't always compatible in close proximity, but they're starting to get along |
Fast Company
October 2009
Tim McKeough |
MIT's 3-D Digital Scanner Dives Deep Into the Ear How do you build a better hearing aid? Researchers at MIT believe the answer is to bring new eyes to the ears, with imaging technology to make an aid that fits the user perfectly. |
Fast Company
Rachel Gillett |
We Found The Exact Music To Break Through Open Office Distractions Here are the different ways we integrated ambient sounds and different types of music without lyrics into our workflow last week and some tips we learned along the way. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2006 |
Serpentine Surge Protectors, Camera Effects, Cell Phone 'Net Tests and More The PowerSquid Calamari surge protector from Flexity blocks surges of up to 3240 joules... Dremel Stylus redesigned... Stanley's FatMax Mobile Project Center is both a work surface and a handcart... Hero and Q phones are latest in downloading... etc. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2007
Dave Mock |
The Screaming Buy You Didn't Hear How do you train your investing ear to hear the stocks screaming out "Buy me!" What sound do they make? There are some traits that you can listen for. |
Salon.com
June 16, 2000
Robert Bryce |
Hush, little PC If Apple can make an almost silent iMac, why can't other computer makers turn off the white noise? |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2005
Bill Machrone |
C'mon, Kill the Noise!: Headphones The author tested seven headphones to see which headsets effectively cancelled outside noise. |
Macworld
November 12, 2007
Peter Cohen |
Lost-Cauze Gaming Headphones The odd name doesn't overshadow the effective noise-canceling technology incorporated in these headphones. |
