Fall 2007, Volume 19, Issue 3
• Contemporary Technology for Hearing Conservation Audiometric Monitoring by Richard Danielson, PhD and Amanda Azman PhD
• Resources in Hearing Conservation
• CAOHC Appoints a New Executive Director
• 60 Years of Hearing Conservation and Hearing Protection Research and Development at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base by Richard L. McKinley
  
  Summer 2007, Volume 19, Issue 2
• Redefining the NRR: To B or to ...A by Dan Gauger
• OHC Corner: Hearing Conservation Checklist by Ted Madison, MA CCC-A
• Fit-Testing Hearing Protectors by Elliott Berger, MS
• Loud Sounds May Damage the Hearing of Unborn Babies by Kenneth J. Gerhardt, PhD
  
  Winter/Spring 2007, Volume 19, Issue 1
• The Modern Evolution of Hearing Conservation Regulations by Theresa Y. Schulz, PhD
• Conference Focuses on Children and Noise by Ted K. Madison, MA CCC-A
• Portable Digital Music Players and the Potential Risk for Hearing Loss by Brian J. Fligor, ScD, CCC-A

For the most recent three (3) issues above, selected articles are posted on this page.
All other prior UPDATE issues listed below are posted as PDFs (where available).

Fall 2006 – Volume 18, Issue 3 (PDF file of entire issue)
• National Data on Hearing in Adults by Christa L. Themann, MA CCC-A, William J. Murphy, PhD, Howard J. Hoffman, MA and Mark R. Stephenson, PhD
• Who/What are OHCs?
• It's Time to Buy Quiet> by Robert D. Bruce, PE Bd.Cert.INCE
• Recreational Shooting and Hearing Safety by Theresa Y. Schulz, PhD
  
  Summer 2006 – Volume 18, Issue 2 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Has the OSHA Recordkeeping Rule Changed Hearing Loss Prevention Programs? By Laurie Wells, MS FAAA
• OHC Corner - Age Correction of Audiograms, by Theresa Y. Schulz, PhD
• The Search for Hearing Loss Prevention Practices in School Vocational Programs by Robert L. Folmer, PhD
• Letter to the Editor (Re: Background Noise, Vol. 18, 2)
  
  Winter/Spring 2006 · Volume 18, Issue 1 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Options in Defining Background Noise During Audiometric Testing by Elliott H. Berger, MS
• OHC Corner - FAQ: Noise Measurements in the Workplace by Lee Hager
• Purchasing Calibration Services by Deanna Meinke, MA FAAA
  
  Fall 2005 · Volume 17, Issue 3 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Hearing Loss in the Military: A Report from the National Academies of Science by Larry E. Humes, PhD
• Making Noise About Quiet Classrooms by David Lubman, FASA
• Determining When Hearing Loss is Work Related by Peter M. Rabinowitz, MD MPH
  
  Summer 2005 · Volume 17, Issue 2 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Sound Identification Training: Auditory Armament for the Battlefield by Dr. Doug Ohlin
• Chair's Message by Richard W. Danielson, PhD
• OHC Corner - Custom-Molded Hearing Protectors by Theresa Y. Schulz, PhD, CAOHC Immediate Past Chair
• Hearing Conservation in the US - A Road Less Traveled (Final of a two-part series) by Tom Thunder, AuD, FAAA, INCE Bd. Cert.
• Letter to the Author
  
  Winter/Spring 2005 · Volume 17, Issue 1 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Hearing Conservation in USA - A Road Less Traveled (Part one of a two-part series) by Tom Thunder, AuD, FAAA, INCE Bd. Cert.
• OHC Corner - Bringing CAOHC to Procter & Gamble, Europe by Donald B Kirchner, MD, MPH, Deanna Meinke, MA, Laurie Wells, MS FAAA
• Audiometric Baseline Revision: Separate or Single? by Laurie Wells, MS FAAA – CAOHC Course Director in Colorado
• Noise Exposure Assessment for Extended Work Shifts – What Are the Options? by Dennis P. Driscoll, PE, Associates in Acoustics, Inc.
  
  Fall 2004 · Volume 16, Issue 3 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Thoughts on the Noise "Notch" and the Importance of Testing 8 kHz by Mark R. Stephenson, PhD, with Christa L. Themann, MA CCC-A, and William J. Murphy, PhD
• OHC Corner – CAOHC Adds Written Exam to 8-Hour Course and Revises Exam Format for 20-Hour Course by Gayle S. Rink, MS RN COHN-S
• CAOHC Deployed by CPT. David Scott McIlwain, MS CCC-A
• Federal Railroad Administration and Hearing Conservation by Theresa Y. Schulz, PhD
• Letter to Editor: Telephone Testing
• Time to Recertify? CAOHC's 3-Day Course May Better Meet Your Learning Needs
  
  Summer 2004 · Volume 16, Issue 2 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Hearing Aids + Earmuffs: Counter-Intuitive Hearing Conservation by Babette Verbsky, PhD
• OHC Corner – External Otitis and Hearing Protector Hygiene by Elliott Berger, MS INCE. Bd.Cert.
• Time-Weighted Averages and Fire Fighter Hearing-Loss by Randy L. Tubbs, PhD
• Ototoxicity: An Issue in Hearing Loss Prevention in the Workplace by Thais C. Morata, PhD
  
  Winter/Spring 2004 · Volume 16, Issue 1 (PDF file of entire issue)
• How Did My Tinnitus Become So Annoying? by Craig Newman, PhD
• OHC Corner - When the OHC Goes Home (Part 2) by Beth A. Cooper, PE INCE Bd.Cert.
• A Common Misunderstanding About Noise Exposure Assessment and the Regulations by Dennis P. Driscoll, PE
• Music-Related Hearing Loss and Its Prevention-Humming, Earplugs, and Moderation by Marshall Chasin, AuD, M.Sc., Reg. CASLPO, Aud(C), Audiologist
  
  Fall 2003 · Volume 15, Issue 3 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Should You Consider ANR for Hearing Protection by Dan Gauger
  Note: There was an error on Figure 2 on the paper version that has been corrected here.
• The Effects of Hearing Protectors on Speech by Jennifer Tufts, PhD CCC-A
• OHC Corner - CAOHC Establishes Standardized Format for OHC Exam by Gayle S. Rink, RN MS COHN-S
• Council Revises Expiration Limit for OHC
  
  Summer 2003 · Volume 15, Issue 2 (PDF file of entire issue)
• The NRRs, They May be a Changin' by E. H. Berger, MS
• HIPAA's Privacy Rule and the Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist by Gayle S. Rink, RN MS COHN-S
• OHC Corner - Mobile Testing - On the Job Tips by Helen Young, RN COHN-S/CM
• The Impact of NIHL Upon Quality of Life by David M. Lipscomb, PhD
  
  Winter/Spring 2003· Volume 15, Issue 1 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Amendments to OSHA's Final Rule for Recording Occupational Hearing Loss by Susan C. Megerson, MA CCC-A
• OHC Corner - When the OHC Goes Home . . . What Next? by Beth A. Cooper, PE INCE.Bd.Cert
• Antioxidants - Good for Your Health, Good for Your Hearing by Richard D. Kopke, MD and Richard W. Danielson, PhD
  
  Fall 2002 · Volume 14, Issue 3 (PDF file of entire issue)
• OSHA's Final Rule for Recording Occupational Hearing Loss by Susan C. Megerson, MA CCC-A 
• Chair's Message by Theresa Y. Schulz, PhD
• Acoustics and You: Learning about the "Science of Sound" Activity Handout (not just for kids!) by Beth A. Cooper, PE INCE. Bd. Cert
• New Hearing Conservation Manual
  
  Summer 2002 · Volume 14, Issue 2 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Insert Earphones for Hearing Conservation Audiometric Testing by Allan H. Gross, MA
• Think Twice about Using Passive Noise-Reducing Earphone Enclosures for Hearing Testing by Tom Frank, PhD and Suzanne Sklaney Sainclair, MS
• Audiometric Distinctions by Deanna Meinke, MA FAAA
• OHC Corner - You Know You're a Hearing Conservationist When . . .  by Richard Danielson, PhD
  
  Spring 2002 · Volume 14, Issue 1 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Room Noise Criteria by Warren E. Blazier, Jr., FASA, FASHRAE, INCE. Bd. Cert.
• OHC Corner - How to be a Pro-Active COHC in Hearing Conservation by Richard L. Stepkin, Audiologist
  
  Fall 2001 · Volume 13, Issue 3 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Issues Relating to Speech Communications in Noise by J. G. Casali, PhD CPE and G. S. Robinson, PhD
• Developing and Implementing an Engineered Noise Control Solution by Beth A. Cooper, PE INCE. Bd.Cert.
• OHC Corner - STS: Back to the Basics by Gayle S. Rink, RN MS COHN-S
• Going Down Under: A Mining Industry Experience by Melette Meloy, MS CCC-A
  
  Summer 2001 · Volume 13, Issue 2 (PDF file of entire issue)
• EAResponsibilities by Deanna Meinke, MA FAAA and John Charbonneau, MD MPH
• Update on Hearing Loss Recordability: OSHA Call for Comments by Susan Cooper Megerson, MA CCC-A
• OHC Corner - Audiometer Care by Richard W. Danielson, PhD CCC-A
• Hearing Protector Testing by E. H. Berger, MS

Note: An unintentional change of volume number occurred between Spring 2001 and Summer 2001.

Spring 2001 · Volume 12, Issue 1 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Hearing Protector Testing by E. H. Berger, MS
• OSHA- CFR 1904
• OHC Corner - Hard to Test Workers by Linda Frye, COHN-S/CM MPH RN
• Selecting an Engineered Noise Control Approach by Beth A. Cooper, PE INCE.Bd.Cert.
  
  Winter 2000-2001 · Volume 11, Issue 4 (Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• Considering an Engineered Noise Control Solution by Beth A. Cooper, PE INCE.Bd.Cert.
• Cerumen Management by Paul J. Brownson, MD FACOEM FAAFP
• Firearm Use and Hearing: Practical Guide #7
• Hearing Conservation Program Protects Employer from Racketeering by John Erdreich, PhD
• International Noise Awareness Day
  
  Fall 2000 · Volume 11, Issue 3 (Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• Audiometric Baseline Revision (Reprinted by permission of the National Hearing Conservation Association)
• Update on Worker’s Compensation in Hearing Loss by Susan C. Megerson, MA CCC-A
• OHC Corner – Some Tips on Effective Training by George Krafcisin, MA CIH CSP
• Noise & Your Ears: Worth Hearing About – a hearing conservation activity handout (not just for kids) by Beth A. Cooper, PE Ince.Bd.Cert.
  
  Summer 2000 · Volume 11, Issue 2 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Comparison of U. S. Hearing Conservation Regulations and Recommendations by Elliott Berger, MS INCE, Brd.Cert.
• OHC Corner - Noise Assessment in a Hearing Conservation Program - Meeting the Requirements of the OSHA Occupational Noise Exposure Standard, 29 CFR 1910.95 by Michael Holthouser, MD MPH
• Video Review - "The Hearing Video" by Elliott Berger, MS INCE, Brd.Cert.
  
  Spring 2000 · Volume 11, Issue 1 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Permissible Noise Levels in Audiometric Test Rooms by Jennifer Tufts and Tom Frank
• Mine Safety & Health Administration Announces New Health Standard by James Banach MBA
• OHC Corner - The OHC as a Business Liaison by Constance M. Tatman, MS RN CCM COHN-S
• CAOHC Announces Video Curriculum Package
• Can a computer game prevent hearing loss? - Nurse-researcher is finding out by Margaret Kaeter
  
  Winter 1999-2000 · Volume 10, Issue 4 (Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• Noise Is All Around by Les Blomberg
• OHC Corner - Prevention vs. Conservation by Linda S. Frye, MPH RN COHN-S
• Eye Contact: Linking eye color and hearing loss by Julia Doswell Royster, PhD and Larry H. Royster, PhD
• Bang goes your hearing! Otologic injuries from the noise of airbag deployment by Janet Garman, RN
  
  Fall 1999 · Volume 10, Issue 3 (PDF file of entire issue)
• Hearing Conservation: Internet Information & Training Resources by Merrie L. Healy, RN MPH
• OHC Corner – The Role that the Occupational Hearing Conservationist Plays in Determining the Work-Relatedness of Hearing Loss by Michael G. Holthouser, MD MPH
• Hearing Loss Prevention for Musicians-Practical Guide #6
• Audiometric Testing – Review the Basics by Myrna M. Stephens, PhD
• Hearing Conservation Education Now Reaching Thousands of Children by Dorie Watkins
  
  Summer 1999 · Volume 10, Issue 2 (Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• Hyperacusis by Dan Malcore
• Workplace Noise Means Low Productivity, Poor Communication by Stephen I. Roth, PE
• OHC Corner – Avoiding the Pitfalls by Linda S. Frye, MPH RN COHN-S & Constance M. Tatman, MS RN CCM COHN-S
• A Reviewer's Perspective of Case History Data by Roger M. Angelelli, PhD
• Hearing Conservation Definitions by Stephen I. Roth, PE
  
  Spring 1999 · Volume 10, Issue 1 (Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• Noise in the News: Public Health Awareness Campaign in the Works by Lee Hager
• OHC Corner – Hearing Protection Hygiene by Linda S. Frye, MPH RN COHN-S
• Pumping Up the Volume – Movie sound has been getting better – and louder by Ray Sawhill with Corie Brown 
• Have You Checked Your Audiometer Today? by Susan Cooper Megerson, MA CCC-A
• Noise and Hearing in the Farming Community-Practical Guide #5
  
  Winter 1998-1999 · Volume 9, Issue 4(Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• A New ANSI Standard for Measuring Hearing Protection by E.H.Berger, MS
• Acoustical Considerations for Effective Emergency Alarm Systems in an Industrial Setting  (Part II) by David C. Byrne, MS CCC-A & Dennis P. Driscoll, PE
• Changes Coming: NIOSH Releases Criteria Document by Lee Hager
• Importance of Worker’s Compensation Guide by Ray Gamble, MS
  
  Fall 1998 · Volume 9, Issue 3(PDF file of entire issue)
• Quiet Please! We're Trying to Work Here! by Richard W. Danielson, PhD CCC-A
• Acoustical Considerations for Effective Emergency Alarm Systems in an Industrial Setting (Part I) by David C. Byrne, MS CCC-A & Dennis P. Driscoll, PE
• When the Damage is Done by Adrienne Burke
• OHC Corner – Occupational Hearing Conservation in Review by Barbara Panhorst-Lassiter, EdD RN COHN-S
• Upper Limits On Noise In The Workplace by Stephen I. Roth, PE
  
  Summer 1998 · Volume 9, Issue 2 (Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• Developing a Curriculum for Supervising Professionals of Hearing Conservation Programs by Alex F. Sanchez, Jr., MD
• OHC Corner – The Survey/What We’ve Learned by Barbara Panhorst-Lassiter, EdD RN COHN-S
• Noise & Hearing Conservation References for Good Practice by Elliott H. Berger, MS INCE, Brd.Cert.
  
  Spring 1998 · Volume 9, Issue 1(Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• The History of Hearing Conservation by Heather S. Blecher, BS
• Complying with OSHA Hearing Conservation Amendment CFR 1910.95 - Practical Guide #4
• OHC Corner – A Quick Checklist for Monitoring Your OHC Program by Barbara Panhorst-Lassiter, EdD RN COHN-S
• The Evolution of CAOHC - Happy 25th Anniversary to CAOHC
  
  Winter 1997-1998 · Volume 8, Issue 4(Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• Unique Hearing Protection Devices-The Search for a Balance by Donald G. Gasaway, MA
• Fitting Hearing Protection – Practical Guide #2
• OHC Corner – Q&A by Barbara Panhorst-Lassiter, EdD RN COHN-S
  
  Fall 1997 · Volume 8, Issue 3(Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• Getting Management Support for Hearing Conservation Programs by Jill Niland, CIH CSP
• Mobile Hearing Testing and Selecting a Provider – Practical Guide #3
• Otologic Referral Criteria for Occupational Hearing Conservation Programs by Robert A. Dobie, MD
• OHC Corner – What Occupational Hearing Conservation Records Should I Maintain? By Barbara Panhorst-Lassiter, EdD RN COHN-S
  
  Summer 1997 · Volume 8, Issue 2 (Unsearchable PDF file available here)
• How Tinnitus and Other Factors Contribute to Unreliable Noise-Induced Hearing Assessment by Peter C. Weber, MD
• Selecting Hearing Protection – Practical Guide #1
• OHC Corner – Who is Your Professional Supervisor? (in the audiometric testing portion of a Hearing Conservation Program) by Barbara Panhorst, EdD RN COHN-S
  
  Spring 1997 · Volume 8, Issue 1 (PDF file unavailable)
• Have You Heard? Noise Isn’t the Only Hearing Hazard by Adrienne Burke
• Employee Training Challenges by Linda J. Dolby, RN COHN-S
• OHC Corner – OSHA Log Recordkeeping by Barbara Panhorst, EdD RN COHN-S
  
  Year End 1996 – Volume 7, Issue 3 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• Chair’s Message: Microprocessor by Jeffrey C. Morrill, MS
• Q&A Microprocessor & certification
  
  October 1996 - Volume 7, Issue 2 (Unsearchable PDF filee)
• Chair’s Message: How is the Hearing Conservation Program Working? By Jeffrey C. Morrill, MS
• 5th International Conf. Effects of Noise on Hearing
• Editor’s Correction to article on AIHA Position Statement
• ASHA Specialty Commission on HC
  
  June 1996 – Volume 7, Issue 1 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• Development of an AIHA Statement on a Recommended Criterion for Recording Occupational Hearing Loss on OSHA Form 300 by Elliott Berger, MS
• Procedures for checking attenuation reprint The Hearing Conservation Manual, 3rd ed. By Alice H. Suter.
  
  December 1995 – Volume 6, Issue 3 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• Communication Considerations in the Work Place by Jeffrey C. Morrill, MS
• CAOHC Calls for Modification of Hearing Protection Device Labeling
• Helping Patients Cope with Tinnitus by Robert Trace
  
  July 1995 – Volume 6, Issue 2 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• In-depth Audiogram Interpretation: Whose Responsibility is it?
• Part III: A Functional Process Improvement Story by Doug Ohlin, PhD
• The One Thousand Dollar Handout by Michael H. Fairchild, MS, JD
  
  April 1995 – Volume 6, Issue 1 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• Part II: A Function Process Improvement Story by Doug Ohlin, PhD
• Noise in Washington Over Hearing Loss Recordability by Susan Cooper Megerson, MA CCC-A
• Bloodborne Pathogen Standard for the Occupational Hearing Conservationist by J. David Osguthorpe, MD
  
  November 1994 – Volume 5, Issue 3 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• NHCA and ASHA Urge OSHA’s Dear to Move on Noise Regulation by Susan Cooper Megerson, MA CCC-A
• Part I: A Functional Process Improvement Story by Doug Ohlin, PhD
  
  July 1994 –Volume 5, Issue 2 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• Course Directors: Educate OHCs on the Difference Between OHC Training and CAOHC Certification
  
  April 1994 – Volume 5, Issue 1 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• What you Really Need to Know about NRRs (Part II) by E.H. Berger, MS
• Proving a Point about Hearing Loss by Gary Harris, PhD CCC-A
  
  November 1993 – Volume 4, Issue 3 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• Council Approves Adverse Action Policy for Course Directors
• What You Really Need to Know about NRRs (Part I) by E.H. Berger, MS
• Otoscopy in Hearing Conservation Programs by Robert A. Dobie, MD
  
  July 1993 – Volume 4, Issue 2 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• Suggested Reading from CAOHC’s Council
• Air Force Hearing Conservation: A Step Beyond Hearing Tests, Dosimetry, and HPDs by Lt. Col. Ben Sierra
  
  February 1993 – Volume 4, Issue 1 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• Americans with Disabilities Act in Effect with permission by Jane E. Jarrow
• The Best Time for Conducting Annual Hearing Tests in the Occupational Setting by Susan Megerson, MA CCC-A; Barbara Panhorst, EdD, RN COHN
  
  July 1992 – Volume 3, Issue 2 (Unsearchable PDF file)
• Course Directors: New Course Outline and Course Application in Effect by Susan Cooper Megerson, MA CCC-A
• The Long-Awaited Draft ANSI S12.13 Standard is Here by Theodore R. Hatfield, MD, FACOEM, FACPM