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Comments on “What is silence? Therefore, what is sound?” — A discussion of Brownian motion and the threshold of hearing (L) by Berger, Elliott H.

“…This Letter to the editor is a comment on an article in the JASA Forum by William Yost. It pertains to a reference he made to prior work that indicates the…”
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Measurement of impulse peak insertion loss from two acoustic test fixtures and four hearing protector conditions with an acoustic shock tube by Murphy, William, Fackler, Cameron, Berger, Elliott, Shaw, Peter, Stergar, Mike

“…Impulse peak insertion loss (IPIL) was studied with two acoustic test fixtures and four hearing protector conditions at the E-A-RCAL Laboratory. IPIL is the…”
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Hearing protection: surpassing the limits to attenuation imposed by the bone-conduction pathways by Berger, Elliott H, Kieper, Ronald W, Gauger, Dan

“…With louder and louder weapon systems being developed and military personnel being exposed to steady noise levels approaching and sometimes exceeding 150 dB, a…”
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Acoustic trauma from continuous noise: Minimum exposures, issues in clinical trial design, and comments on magnetic resonance imaging exposures by Berger, Elliott H., Dobie, Robert A.

“…Acoustic trauma (AT) is permanent hearing loss after a single noise exposure. A few human cases resulting from continuous, i.e., nonimpulsive noise, have been…”
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Speech recognition in noise under hearing protection: A computational study of the combined effects of hearing loss and hearing protector attenuation by Giguère, Christian, Berger, Elliott H.

“…Objective: To investigate the effects of hearing protection on speech recognition in noise. Design: Computational study using a speech recognition model that…”
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Spectral analysis of hearing protector impulsive insertion loss by Fackler, Cameron J., Berger, Elliott H., Murphy, William J., Stergar, Michael E.

“…Objective: To characterise the performance of hearing protection devices (HPDs) in impulsive-noise conditions and to compare various protection metrics between…”
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Development of a new standard laboratory protocol for estimation of the field attenuation of hearing protection devices: sample size necessary to provide acceptable reproducibility by Murphy, William J, Franks, John R, Berger, Elliott H, Behar, Alberto, Casali, John G, Dixon-Ernst, Christine, Krieg, Edward F, Mozo, Ben T, Royster, Julia D, Royster, Larry H, Simon, Stephen D, Stephenson, Carol

“…The mandate of ASA Working Group S12/WG11 has been to develop "laboratory and/or field procedure(s) that yield useful estimates of field performance" of…”
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Larry Royster's influence on my life and on noise and hearing conservation, as told by one of his students by Berger, Elliott H.

“…I first met Larry Royster as a master's degree student in search of a thesis project and research funding, having heard that he was looking for a student to…”
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Perspectives from the honoree: Serendipity, gratitude, and an exiguity of prognostication by Berger, Elliott H.

“…As this is being written, I am excited, honored, and humbled but the mere notion that a session has been planned in my honor, even though the full implications…”
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Review of the 2016 Edition of ANSI S12.6 and its place in the panoply of standards on the measurement of real-ear attenuation at threshold since 1957 by Berger, Elliott H.

“…The American standard specifying the procedure for the measurement of real-ear attenuation at threshold (REAT), often termed the gold standard in measuring…”
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Modeling the effects of hearing protection on speech recognition as function of noise level and hearing status by Giguère, Christian, Berger, Elliott H.

“…The ability to communicate verbally when wearing hearing protectors is an important aspect to consider for compliance in the use of these devices as well as…”
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Fit-testing systems for hearing protectors: ANSI standards to the rescue by Fackler, Cameron J., Berger, Elliott H.

“…To standardize the performance of fit-testing systems for hearing protection devices (HPDs), an ANSI/ASA standard has been in development since 2008. As of…”
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Proposed updates for ANSI/ASA S12.42 impulsive noise test methods by Fackler, Cameron J., Murphy, William J., Gauger, Dan, Berger, Elliott H.

“…ANSI/ASA S12.42-2010 contains the first standardized test method for measuring the performance of hearing protection devices (HPDs) with high-level impulsive…”
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“Calibrating” the insertion depth of roll-down foam earplugs by Berger, Elliott H.

“…Since introduction in 1972, roll-down slow-recovery foam earplugs have become nearly ubiquitous. They are used widely in industries and by consumers around the…”
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Exploration of flat hearing protector attenuation and sound detection in noise by Giguere, Christian, Berger, Elliott H.

“…Flat-response devices are a class of hearing protectors with nearly uniform attenuation across frequency. These devices can protect the individual wearer while…”
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Uncertainty of ANSI/ASA S12.42 Hearing Protection Device Impulsive Measurements by Fackler, Cameron J., Berger, Elliott H., Stergar, Michael E.

“…ANSI/ASA S12.42 was extended in 2010 to include methods for measuring the performance of hearing protection devices (HPDs) in impulsive noise conditions. The…”
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Uncertainty of hearing protector impulsive attenuation measurements by Fackler, Cameron J., Berger, Elliott H., Stergar, Michael E.

“…Measurement of the impulsive protection of a hearing protection device (HPD) is currently standardized in ANSI/ASA S12.42-2010 as a measurement of impulse peak…”
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Evaluation of variability in real-ear attenuation testing using a unique database—35 years of data from a single laboratory by Berger, Elliott H., Kieper, Ronald W.

“…The gold standard in measuring hearing protector attenuation since the late 1950s has been real-ear attenuation at threshold (REAT). Though well understood and…”
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Intra-subject fit variability using field microphone-in-real-ear attenuation measurement for foam, pre-molded and custom molded earplugs by Voix, Jeremie, Le Cocq, Cecile, Berger, Elliott H.

“…In recent years, the arrival of several field attenuation estimation systems (FAES) on the industrial marketplace have enabled better assessment of hearing…”
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Comparison of impulse peak insertion loss measured with gunshot and shock tube noise sources by Murphy, William J., Berger, Elliott H., Ahroon, William A.

“…The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in cooperation with scientists from 3M and the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory conducted a…”
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