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UPDATE

Spring 2010, Volume 22, Issue 1
Preventing Hog Ears: A task-based noise analysis at a swine confinement by Chandran Achutan, PhD
Hearing Loss Data for 2008 Shows Little Change by Lee D. Hager, CAOHC Council Chair
NIOSH and NHCA present 2010 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards

Fall 2009, Volume 21, Issue 3
What Farmers Can Teach Us About Hearing Protector Use by Marjorie McCullagh, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, COHN-S
Cerumen Management by Paul J. Brownson, MD, FACOEM, FAAFP
EPA Proposes Changes to NRR for Hearing Protectors by Lee D. Hager, CAOHC Council Representative, AIHA

Summer 2009, Volume 21, Issue 2
Does Hearing Conservation Work? by Christine Harrison, MSc, Aud(C)
Noise, Hearing Protector Use, and Hearing Loss in American Workers by SangWoo Tak, ScD, MPH
First Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™ Presented by Pamela S. Graydon, MS and Thais C. Morata, PhD
Best Practices in Promoting the Use of Hearing Protection by Madeleine J. Kerr, PhD, RN

For the most recent three (3) issues, selected articles are posted on this page.

All other prior UPDATE issues listed below are posted as PDFs (where available).


Fall 2003 · Volume 15, Issue 3 (PDF file) 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)
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)
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

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. © 2008.

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