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The UPDATE newsletter is published three times yearly. It is provided to Certified OHCs and Course Directors as a benefit of their certification. UPDATE is available online in its entirety to the extent possible, except that only selected articles are posted from the most recent three (3) issues. Annual subscriptions are available for $20.00. Please contact CAOHC.

Permission is granted to print and copy the articles on this web site. However, permission to reprint articles in other publications or websites must be obtained by contacting the CAOHC office. © 2007.

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Opinions expressed in the UPDATE are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official CAOHC policy.

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

 

 

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