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Current moves in Australian based noise exposure research

Current moves in Australian based noise exposure research. W Williams National Acoustic Laboratories Annual Conference NHCA February 25 th – 27 th , 2010 Orlando , FL. Epidemiology. The extent of hearing loss in Australia Importance as the population profile ages

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Current moves in Australian based noise exposure research

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  1. Current movesin Australian based noise exposure research W Williams National Acoustic Laboratories Annual Conference NHCAFebruary 25th – 27th, 2010 Orlando , FL

  2. Epidemiology • The extent of hearing loss in Australia • Importance as the population profile ages • Sources of significant noise exposure • Work, non-work and leisure noise • Life-cycle noise exposure • Employment, social and financial effects

  3. Workplace noise • Significant industries • Awareness of regulations, etc • Variation across industries (s, m, l) • Extent of exposure • Action taken • Priority

  4. Non-work & leisure noise • Significant sources over the life-cycle • What we don’t know • Preventative actions taken by individuals • Participation rates of the population • Awareness and attitudes to sound/noise

  5. iHEAR • Surveying young Australians • Hearing health • Attitudes to noise • Knowledge of hearing health • Self-initiated preventative actions

  6. FarmSafe Australia • The hearing health of rural families • Health networks • Information networks • Preventative action • Fatalism

  7. Hearing protectors • Developments in technology • Cancellation • Communication • Comfort • Attitudes towards HPs • Use of HPs • Behaviour • People

  8. Common threads • Preventative action • Prevention program flaws/faults • Common/inbuilt limitations • Attitudes to noise • Knowledge of hearing health • Importance of hearing health

  9. Conclusion • Rising awareness by health authorities • Workplace • General • Partly driven through the community by: • ageing population • awareness of their personal environment • awareness of personal and family health

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