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leisure-time activities. Although brief periods of exposure to amplified sound may be experienced with permanent hear- ing loss, the damage from exposure to those sound levels is cumulative. Thus, a slight hearing loss in childhood can eventually become a significant one in adulthood. The pre- vention of such hearing loss ideally begins with education targeting children, adolescents, and young adults. The heart- ening news about reaching this target audience is that according to the Chung et al. (2005) report discussed above, although young people appear to be unaware that loud noise may result in hearing loss, they seem to be willing to listen to advice concerning the use of hearing protection to avoid NIHL.AT
References for further reading
AHRF website, www.american-hearing.org/disorders/hearing/ noise_induced.html (last viewed 09/03/2007)
ASHA website, www.listentoyourbuds.org (last viewed 09/03/2007) Bohne, B., Harding, G. W., Lee, S. C. (2007). “Death pathways in
noise-damaged outer hair cells,” Hear. Res. 223, 61–70.
Chung, J. H., Des Roches, C. M., Meunier, J., Eavey, R. D. (2005). “Evaluation of noise-induced hearing loss in young people using
a web-based survey technique,” Pediatrics 115, 861–867. Dangerous Decibels website, www.dangerousdecibels.org/ (last
viewed 09/03/2007)
Kopke, R. D., Jackson, R. L., Coleman, J. K., Liu, J., Bielefeld, E. C., Balough, B. J. (2007). “NAC for noise: from the bench top to the clinic,” Hear. Res. 226, 114–125.
NIDCD websites, www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noise.asp (last viewed 09/03/2007) and www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/ wiseears.asp (last viewed 09/03/2007)
NIOSH website, www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/faq/faq.html (last viewed 09/03/2007)
Niskar, A. S., Kieszak, S. M., Holmes, A. E., Esteban, E., Rubin, C., Brody, D. J. (2001). “Estimated prevalence of noise-induced hearing threshold shifts among children 6 to 19 years of age: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988- 1994, United States,” Pediatrics 108, 40–43.
Additional Resources:
American Academy of Audiology (AAA) website, www.audiology.org (last viewed 09/03/2007)
American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery (AAOHNS) Inc website, www.entnet.org (last viewed 09/03/2007)
American Tinnitus Association (ATA) website, www.ata.org (last viewed 09/03/2007)
National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) website, www.hearingconservation.org (last viewed 09/03/2007)
Noise Pollution Clearinghouse website, www.nonoise.org (last viewed 09/03/2007)
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