Monthly Archives: March 2011

SoundBite dental hearing aid receives European approval

Posted on March 29, 2011 by WP Integra

  By Donald Melanson posted Mar 15th 2011 12:22PM We’ve already seen the principle of bone conduction be applied to headphones, but Sonitus Medical is taking the idea to a whole new level with its SoundBite dental hearing aid, which … Continue reading →

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The State of Occupational Hearing Conservation

Posted on March 22, 2011 by WP Integra

  New technologies make the goal of OSHA’s Hearing Conservation Amendment, the elimination of noise-induced hearing loss, very feasible. By Brad Witt, MA, CCC-A  March 1, 2011 OH&S Magazine, Vol. 80 No. 3  When OSHA enacted its new Hearing Conservation … Continue reading →

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Eliminating Noise Pollution in IT Work Environments

Posted on March 15, 2011 by WP Integra

   Workers no longer have to be subjected to noise’s damaging effects — or suffer frostbite, for that matter. By Yoel Naor, March 1, 2011 OH&S Magazine, Vol. 80 No. 3 March 2011 The wearing effects of noise pollution are … Continue reading →

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Hearing Protection Devices and Speech

Posted on March 9, 2011 by WP Integra

  The following is an excerpt of an inquiry from a Workplace INTEGRA client to our Director of Audiology, George Cook, Au. D., CCC-A.  Edits were made to conceal the client’s identity and employee name. Dr. Cook, I have a … Continue reading →

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NIOSH/NHCA Joint Hearing Protection Supplement Published

Posted on March 2, 2011 by WP Integra

 The supplemental issue of the International Journal of Audiology highlights research that was presented at NHCA’s 35th Annual Conference last year. Feb 05, 2011 NIOSH and the National Hearing Conservation Association have teamed to produce a supplemental issue of the … Continue reading →

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