Search Results - "Stephenson, Mark R."

Comment on "Concerns with amplitude variation in calibrated audiometer systems in clinical simulations" by Byrne, David, Themann, Christa, Stephenson, Mark

“…(Note: The allowable deviation according to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard S3.6 is +-3 dB at test frequencies from 125 Hz through 5000…”
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Effects of training on hearing protector attenuation by Murphy, William J, Stephenson, Mark R, Byrne, David C, Witt, Brad, Duran, Jesse

“…The effect of training instruction, whether presented as the manufacturer's printed instructions, a short video training session specific to the product, or as…”
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Hearing loss prevention for carpenters: part 1 - using health communication and health promotion models to develop training that works by Stephenson, Carol Merry, Stephenson, Mark R

“…In phase 1 of a large multiyear effort, health communication and health promotion models were used to develop a comprehensive hearing loss prevention training…”
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Hearing loss prevention for carpenters: part 2 - demonstration projects using individualized and group training by Stephenson, Mark R, Shaw, Peter B, Stephenson, Carol Merry, Graydon, Pamela S

“…Two demonstration projects were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive training program for carpenters. This training was paired with…”
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Evaluating Earplug Performance over a 2-Hour Work Period with a Fit-Test System by Gong, Wei, Murphy, William J., Meinke, Deanna K., Feng, Huiling Amy, Stephenson, Mark R.

“…Abstract Workers rely on hearing protection devices to prevent occupational noise-induced hearing loss. This study aimed to evaluate changes in attenuation…”
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Population-based age adjustment tables for use in occupational hearing conservation programs by Flamme, Gregory A., Deiters, Kristy K., Stephenson, Mark R., Themann, Christa L., Murphy, William J., Byrne, David C., Goldfarb, David G., Zeig-Owens, Rachel, Hall, Charles, Prezant, David J., Cone, James E.

“…Objective: In occupational hearing conservation programmes, age adjustments may be used to subtract expected age effects. Adjustments used in the U.S. came…”
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Occupational Hearing Loss from Non-Gaussian Noise by Stephenson, Mark R

“…For millennia, we have known that loud noise can harm hearing. However, defining the specific hearing risk posed by a specific noise for a specific individual…”
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Commentary on (1) 'Application of the health belief model: Development of the hearing beliefs questionnaire (HBQ) and its associations with hearing health behaviors' (International Journal of Audiology, 2013; 52, 558-567), and (2) 'Development and evaluation of a questionnaire to assess knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards hearing loss prevention' (International Journal of Audiology, 2014; 53, 209-218) by Stephenson, Mark R., Stephenson, Carol Merry

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Typical noise exposure in daily life by Flamme, Gregory A., Stephenson, Mark R., Deiters, Kristy, Tatro, Amanda, van Gessel, Devon, Geda, Kyle, Wyllys, Krista, McGregor, Kara

“…Abstract Objective: Identify the distribution of typical noise levels present in daily life and identify factors associated with average sound levels. Design:…”
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National Research Agenda for the Prevention of Occupational Hearing Loss—Part 1 by Themann, Christa, Suter, Alice H, Stephenson, Mark R

“…The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is to generate new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health…”
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Early prognosis of noise-induced hearing loss: prioritising prevention over prediction by Themann, Christa L, Byrne, David C, Davis, Rickie R, Morata, Thais C, Murphy, William J, Stephenson, Mark R

“…[...]the ethics of utilising TTS-inducing noise exposures to evaluate an individual's suitability to work in noise should be discussed and weighed against…”
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Letter to the Editor: Scientific Rigor Required for a Re-Examination of Exchange Rate for Occupational Noise Measurements Re: Dobie, R.A., & Clark, W.W. (2014) Exchange Rates for Intermittent and Fluctuating Occupational Noise: A Systematic Review of Studies of Human Permanent Threshold Shift, Ear Hear, 35, 86–96 by Morata, Thais C, Themann, Christa L, Byrne, David C, Davis, Rickie R, Murphy, William J, Stephenson, Mark R

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Short-term variability of pure-tone thresholds obtained with TDH-39P earphones by Flamme, Gregory A., Stephenson, Mark R., Deiters, Kristy K., Hessenauer, Amanda, VanGessel, Devon K., Geda, Kyle, Wyllys, Krista, McGregor, Kara D.

“…Abstract Objective: To estimate the short-term variability and correlates of variability in pure-tone thresholds obtained using audiometric equipment designed…”
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Stimulus and transducer effects on threshold by Flamme, Gregory A., Geda, Kyle, McGregor, Kara D., Wyllys, Krista, Deiters, Kristy K., Murphy, William J., Stephenson, Mark R.

“…Abstract Objective: This study examined differences in thresholds obtained under Sennheiser HDA200 circumaural earphones using pure tone, equivalent…”
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National Research Agenda for the Prevention of Occupational Hearing Loss by Stephenson, Mark

“…Occupational hearing loss is the most common work-related injury in the United States. Although the estimates vary, it is thought that ~22 million U.S. workers…”
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Perspectives on "Efficacy of the U.S. Army policy on hearing conservation programs" by Stephenson, Mark R, Byrne, David C, Ohlin, Douglas W, Murphy, William J, Chandler, David W, Davis, Rickie R, Allen, John R, Danielson, Richard W

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A history of noise exposure standards by Murphy, William J., Azman, Amanda, Stephenson, Mark R.

“…In the 1950s, the Committee on Hearing, Bioacoustics and Biomechanics (CHABA) investigated and developed recommendations for a variety of noise exposures. In…”
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Have the NIOSH age correction tables gone stale? by Flamme, Gregory, Deiters, Kristy, Murphy, William J., Themann, Christa, Stephenson, Mark R.

“…Occupational Hearing Conservation programs permit subtracting cross-sectional trends in hearing sensitivity from the changes observed with an exposed worker…”
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Executive Summary by Stephenson, Mark R

“…The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is to generate new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health…”
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Measuring, rating, and comparing the real ear attenuation at threshold of four earplugs by Murphy, William J., Stephenson, Mark R., Byrne, David C.

“…The effect of training instruction, whether presented as the manufacturer's printed instructions, a short video training session, specific to the product, or…”
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