| CORRECTION: Latest NHCA "Listen Up" Column in the Industrial Hygiene in the Workplace (IHW) Magazine |
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 Apologies: Regrettably, the wrong article was cited in last month’s e-newsletter. The correct article by Donald Finnan is located on page 22.
Incidentally, the mistaken article was authored by another NHCA member who will be the next Director of Education. We hope you enjoyed both articles!
Every two months, NHCA experts contribute a short article to the IHW Magazine. The latest issue included the NHCA article titled “Measurement Basics: Don’t Push the Limits” by Donald Finnan. (https://industrialhygienepub.com/digital-edition/), November/January issue, page 22).
Future and past IHW magazine issues can also be viewed at: https://industrialhygienepub.com/. e-News will alert you the next time one of our NHCA experts contributes an article. |
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| NHCA Members Making a Difference |
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| Every year the Publication Office at the Acoustical Society of America measures which articles are downloaded the most throughout the year. In the year 2023, the 2nd most downloaded article was submitted by NHCA members. Check it out! Kudos to the contributors!
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| Seeking Current or Former Workers for Next 'Hearing is Quality of Life' Video |
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The NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Hearing Loss Prevention Cross-Sector Council is seeking Current or Former Workers who have hearing loss or tinnitus caused by or contributed to by occupational exposures. The Council is developing videos to motivate workers to protect their hearing. NHCA is exclusively hosting this video series with the first video posted here and the second very near to completion. The third video is in development.
These workers do not need to be NHCA members. You might know someone in your life – a family member or a friend – who has hearing trouble where their job was a contributing factor. Volunteers would have a short meeting to check sound and the background, and a second meeting with a recorded conversation (30-45 minutes), both over Zoom or Teams. No company information or even a full name will be included. Ideally we would like to include workers from across industries, ages, genders, etc., to get the point across that this is an important message for all workers.
If you know someone or have any interest, please contact Elizabeth Masterson at [email protected]. Thank you! |
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The sound of safety: exploring the determinants of prevention intention in noisy industrial workplaces. Jo H, Baek EM. BMC Public Health. 2024 Jan 4;24(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17618-z.PMID: 38178066
Increased risk of hearing loss associated with macrolide use: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Shim SR, Lee Y, In SM, Lee KI, Kim I, Jeong H, Shin J, Kim JY. Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 2;14(1):183. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-50774-1. PMID: 38167873
Noise annoys-But personal choice can attenuate noise effects on cardiac response reflecting effort. Falk JR, Gollwitzer PM, Oettingen G, Gendolla GHE. Psychophysiology. 2023 Dec 25:e14502. doi: 10.1111/psyp.14502. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38145304
Association between hearing aid use and mortality in adults with hearing loss in the USA: a mortality follow-up study of a cross-sectional cohort. Choi JS, Adams ME, Crimmins EM, Lin FR, Ailshire JA. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2024 Jan;5(1):e66-e75. doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(23)00232-5. PMID: 38183998
Association between occupational noise and obesity: a retrospective cohort study in China. Li G, Wu W, Zhou L, Chan W, Wang J, Zhu L, Song L, Lin L, Wu B, Xiao J, Lian Y. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2023 Dec 20. doi: 10.1007/s00420-023-02032-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38117351
An updated job-exposure matrix for occupational noise: development and validation. Sjöström M, Lewné M, Alderling M, Selander J, Gustavsson P. Ann Work Expo Health. 2023 Dec 9:wxad074. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxad074. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38069686
Audiological ototoxicity monitoring guidelines: a review of current evidence and appraisal of quality using the AGREE II tool. Lester GM, Wilson WJ, Timmer BHB, Ladwa RM. Int J Audiol. 2023 Dec 7:1-6. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2278018. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38062855 Review.
Evaluation of Lifetime Noise Exposure History Reporting. De Poortere N, Verhulst S, Degeest S, Keshishzadeh S, Dhooge I, Keppler H. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2023 Dec 11;66(12):5129-5151. doi: 10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00266. Epub 2023 Nov 21. PMID: 37988687
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| Sound Postcard – Musical Garbage Trucks |
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In Taiwan, garbage trucks play music to remind people to take out the trash!
Click the image to listen (links to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeM0wTK3lSM)
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| Members: Tell Us Your News! |
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| Speaking, publishing, researching, performing, hearing? NHCA would love to hear about exciting changes and achievements in your professional and personal endeavors. |
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Who is NHCA?
We are a group of passionate hearing conservationists willing to share their expertise to prevent hearing loss. NHCA members include occupational and clinical audiologists, industrial hygienists, occupational health nurses, acoustical engineers and technicians, physicians, occupational health and safety professionals, military personnel, university professors, students, researchers and others with an interest in hearing conservation. |
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Our Vision: To prevent hearing loss and other auditory disorders due to noise and secondary environmental factors in all sectors of society.
Our Mission: NHCA provides leadership, expertise, and education on hearing loss prevention strategies and services to the broader professional community and empowers and supports members through networking and advocacy.
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- Angela Anderson - Editor |
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