Evidence-Based Occupational Hearing Screening I: Modeling the Effects of Real-World Noise Environments on the Likelihood of Effective Speech Communication

Sigfrid D. Soli, Christian Giguère, Chantal Laroche, V. ronique Vaillancourt, Wouter A. Dreschler, Koenraad S. Rhebergen, Kevin Harkins, Mark Ruckstuhl, Pradeep Ramulu, Lawrence S. Meyers

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to (1) identify essential hearing-critical job tasks for public safety and law enforcement personnel; (2) determine the locations and real-world noise environments where these tasks are performed; (3) characterize each noise environment in terms of its impact on the likelihood of effective speech communication, considering the effects of different levels of vocal effort, communication distances, and repetition; and (4) use this characterization to define an objective normative reference for evaluating the ability of individuals to perform essential hearing-critical job tasks in noisy real-world environments.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)436-448
JournalEar and hearing
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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