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Association of In-Ear Device Use With Communication Quality Among Individuals Wearing Personal Protective Equipment in a Simulated Operating Room [PDF]

JAMA Network Open, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth new challenges for health care workers, such as the daily use of personal protective equipment, including reusable facial respirators. Poor communication while wearing respirators may have fatal complications for patients, and no solution has been proposed to date.To examine whether use of an in-ear communication
Nguyen, Don Luong, Kay-Rivest, Emily, Tewfik, Marc A., Hier, Michael, Lehmann, Alexandre   +4 more
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The Prevalence and Severity of External Auditory Exostosis in Young to Quadragenarian-Aged Warm-Water Surfers: A Preliminary Study [PDF]

, 2020
External auditory exostosis (EAE) has previously only been shown to occur in cold water surfers. We assessed young surfers living and surfing in Queensland, Australia, for EAE in water temp ranges from 20.6 °C (69.1 °F, Winter) to 28.2 °C (82.
Climstein, Mike, Furness, James, Hing, Wayne, Simas, Vini, Walsh, Joe   +4 more
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Training Strategies for Own Voice Reconstruction in Hearing Protection Devices Using An In-Ear Microphone

2022 International Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement (IWAENC), 2022
Accepted to IWAENC ...
Ohlenbusch, Mattes, Rollwage, Christian, Doclo, Simon   +2 more
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Zero-bias conductance peak and Josephson effect in graphene-NbTiN junctions [PDF]

, 2012
We report electronic transport measurements of graphene contacted by NbTiN electrodes, which at low temperature remain superconducting up to at least 11 Tesla.
Akhmerov, Anton R., Calado, Victor E., Klapwijk, Teun M., Liu, Xing L., Popinciuc, Mihai, Vandersypen, Lieven M. K.   +5 more
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Early occupational hearing loss of workers in a stone crushing industry: Our experience in a developing country

Noise and Health, 2012
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is an irreversible sensorineural hearing loss associated with exposure to high levels of excessive noise. This paper aims to assess the prevalence of early NIHL and the awareness of the effects of noise on health among ...
Emmanuel D Kitcher, Grace Ocansey, Daniel A Tumpi   +2 more
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Impact Analysis of Noise Intensity with Hearing Loss on Laundry Worker

Jurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan, 2016
: Laundry unit at a hospital can be a source of noise. The impact was very dangerous for workers, especially against hearing. From the results of a preliminary survey of the noise intensity measurements obtained intensity noise of 81.2 dB (A).
Rindy Astike Dewanty, Sudarmaji Sudarmaji   +1 more
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Verification of electronic device technology for measurement and evaluation of thermal exposure of fire fighters and members of rescue teams

Medycyna Pracy, 2018
Background The work of members of rescue teams could be associated with very high physical and thermal loads. If not timely interrupted, any extreme labour-thermal load may lead to a failure of the body and fatal collapse.
Šárka Bernatíková, Hana Tomášková, Marek Bužga, Zdeněk Jirák, Petr Novák, Ján Babjak, Tomáš Kot, Václav Krys, Ladislav Jánošík   +8 more
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A 3D Printed Human Ear Model for Standardized Testing of Hearing Protection Devices to Blast Exposure

Otology & Neurotology Open, 2022
Hypothesis: A 3D printed human temporal bone (TB) that is anatomically accurate would cost-effectively reproduce the responses observed in blast testing of human cadaveric TBs with and without passive hearing protection devices (HPDs).
Brown, Marcus A., Jiang, Shangyuan, Gan, Rong Z.   +2 more
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Study of the Effective Parameters on the Making Use of Protective Devices [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2008
Background and objectivesNoise threats health of many groups of industrial workers and causes hearing loss. Use of personal protective device is the best control method to protect against hazardous conditions. Hence, this investigation was carried out to
Y. Tabaraie, S. Ahmadizad, H.R. Heidari, A.R. Koohpaie   +3 more
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Músicos de pop-rock: avaliação da satisfação com protetores auditivos Pop-rock musicians: assessment of their satisfaction provided by hearing protectors

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2010
Músicos de pop-rock apresentam risco de perda auditiva e outros efeitos associados à exposição à música amplificada. OBJETIVO: Avaliar o uso de protetores auditivos em músicos de bandas de pop-rock. Forma de Estudo: Coorte contemporânea.
Cristiane Bolzachini Santoni, Ana Claudia Fiorini   +1 more
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