2021
Feasibility of a daily noise monitoring intervention for prevention of noise-induced hearing loss
Rabinowitz P, Galusha D, Cantley L, Dixon-Ernst C, Neitzel R. Feasibility of a daily noise monitoring intervention for prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2021, 78: 835-840. PMID: 34215684, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-107351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoise-induced hearing lossLess hearing lossHearing lossNoise exposureHearing protectionNoise-exposed workersBaseline hearing levelPrevalent occupational diseasesHearing loss rateHearing levelNIHL riskDaily noiseMonitoring interventionsOccupational diseasesAddress barriersEar noiseVolunteersExposure monitoringSignificant differencesGreater frequencyDaily useExposureDaily monitoringInterventionJob titles
2014
Association between ambient noise exposure, hearing acuity, and risk of acute occupational injury.
Cantley LF, Galusha D, Cullen MR, Dixon-Ernst C, Rabinowitz PM, Neitzel RL. Association between ambient noise exposure, hearing acuity, and risk of acute occupational injury. Scandinavian Journal Of Work, Environment & Health 2014, 41: 75-83. PMID: 25137556, PMCID: PMC4337395, DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient noise exposureInjury riskRelative riskWorkplace injury riskSerious injuriesNoise exposureAcute occupational injuryExposure-response patternHigher risk estimatesHearing protection useNoise exposure levelsPotential confoundersExposure categoriesElevated riskOccupational injuriesInjuryProtection useObserved associationsRisk estimatesAdditional studiesMixed effects modelsExposure levelsSignificant predictorsManufacturing workersRisk