Measurement of impulse peak insertion loss for four hearing protection devices in field conditions

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Murphy, William J ^a   Flamme, Gregory A ^b   Meinke, Deanna K ^c   Sondergaard, Jacob ^d   Finan, Donald S ^c   Lankford, James E ^e   Khan, Amir ^a   Vernon, Julia ^a   Stewart, Michael ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^d GRAS Sound and Vibration   (United States)

^e NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing protection devices; Impulse noise; Noise reduction rating; Noise induced hearing loss

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; FIREARM; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FIREARMS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; NOISE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84856201563     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.630330     Document Type: Conference Paper

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