NOISE AND HEARING LOSS PREVENTION
Multimedia
Software
NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator
The NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator is a software training and communication tool for promoting hearing loss prevention. It allows a user or trainer to demonstrate the effects of noise exposure on hearing without experiencing an actual noise-induced hearing loss.
NIOSH Noise Meter
This Flash application plays different sounds and sound intensities of everyday objects, and shows how long it takes before a particular sound level becomes dangerous to the human ear.
Videos
Podcasts
Infographics
Buy Quiet Poster [PDF - 271 KB]
Hearing Loss is Preventable [PDF - 9 MB]
La Perdida Auditiva Es Evitable [PDF - 9 MB]
Buy Quiet Process [PDF - 2 MB]
Science Blog
Hear and Now: The Noise Safety Challenge
Measuring the Impact of Hearing Loss on Quality of Life
Understanding Noise Exposure Limits: Occupational vs. General Environmental Noise
Turn it Down: Reducing the Risk of Hearing Disorders Among Musicians
Collecting Data on Worker Hearing Loss: Epidemiology in Action
First, Do No Harm: Temporary Threshold Shift Screening Is Not Worth the Risk
So How Accurate Are These Smartphone Sound Measurement Apps?
NIOSH HPD Well-Fit™: The Future is Fit-Testing
Even a Dummy Knows October is Protect Your Hearing Month
Safety and Health in the Theater: Keeping Tragedy out of the Comedies…and Musicals…and Dramas
Take Aim at Protecting Yourself
Are your ears really protected? Find out with NIOSH’s QuickFitWeb
- Page last reviewed: October 19, 2016
- Page last updated: November 29, 2016
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Applied Research and Technology