Category: noise exposure

Woodworking and Hearing Protection: A Carpenter’s View

Robert Traynor 1 Comment Audiology / Hearing Impaired Workers / Hearing loss / Noise as a health hazard / Noise Cancelling Headphones / noise exposure / Noise Induced Hearing Loss

While most audiologists realize that exposure to power tool noise while wood working can be hazardous to your hearing, there are still others that are not convinced.  Often they feel that they have been exposed to noise for such a long time more exposure it will not make much difference.  Since there is already a…

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WWII Bomber Crews and Hearing Loss: Part II

Robert Traynor 1 Comment American History / Audiology / Audiology and War / Audiometry / Deafness / Hearing healthcare / Hearing impairment / Hearing loss / Military Audiology / Military Casualties- Tinnitus / Military Casulties - Hearing Loss / Military Hearing Loss / Noise as a health hazard / noise exposure / Noise Induced Hearing Loss / tinnitus / Worl War II Hearing Loss / World War II - Hearing Loss / WWII / WWII Audiology

Over the past couple of weeks I have been investigating the noise levels within the Bombers used in WWII.  After some preliminary research, it appears that there is not a lot a of data relative to these levels.  Of course, no one was that concerned about noise levels at that time….when you are being shot…

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