Showing posts with label hearing loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hearing loss. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Occupational Hearing Loss: Still a Loud Problem

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Workplace hearing loss has been called one of the most prevalent — and preventable — occupational health crises in the United States. Despit...
Saturday, May 11, 2019

Noise Induced Health Threats

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Excessive noise that has dominated the workplace throughout time is now associated as causing a plethora of serious health conditions. A re...
Friday, April 22, 2016

22 million U.S. workers are exposed to hazardous occupational noise

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data regarding injuries, deaths, and illness faced by millions every year ...
Thursday, July 16, 2015

The Jury is Still Out on Wind Turbine Noise

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Occupational hearing loss claims have been associated with exposure to sources of loud noise for decades. One would think that new technolog...
Saturday, January 10, 2015

New Drugs to Treat Hearing Loss and Ear Disorders

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A multitude of workers have occupational hearing losses induced by either sudden trauma or prolonged occupational exposures to loud noise. S...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Toxic Lead Exposure Results in OSHA Fines for NJ Company

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Exposure to lead can cause serious medical problem in both children and adults. Strict safety precautions must be observed when working with...
Monday, August 6, 2012

Exposure to Cadmium and Lead Linked to Hearing Loss

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(Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The results of a recent study published in Environmental Health Perspectives suggest that low-level ...
Friday, July 20, 2012

Passive Noise is Hazardous to Your Health

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Estacion Times Square-42ST, del metro de NY (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The majority of binaural hearing losses are caused by exposu...