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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 2004 · Volume 16, Issue 3 (PDF file) 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)
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)
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

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.