Responding is Theresa Y. Schulz, hearing conservation manager, Howard Leight/Honeywell Safety Products, San Diego. It is important to find the right amount of protection from a hearing protector.

Noise-induced hearing loss is the most prevalent occupational disease in the world. In the U.S., 22 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise each year, placing them at risk of injuries that can ...

Millions of workers are exposed to hearing hazards every year, and even though OSHA regulations and NIOSH recommendations in the U.S. specify hearing protection, occupational hearing loss is still the ...

A hearing protection company offers a host of products designed to help users speak and hear clearly even in extreme noise environments. Axil Brands uses compression methods to cut off dangerous ...

Responding is Cam Mackey, president and CEO, International Safety Equipment Association, Arlington, VA. It’s a health problem many of us would rather ignore. We’re afraid it’ll make us look old, weak ...

Since the inception of hearing conservation regulations hatched in the 1970's, efforts to stop noise-induced hearing loss always have been tied to a lagging indicator – namely, audiometric testing. If ...

Hazardous noise comes in many forms, from continuous noise such as generators or vehicles, to impulse noise such as weapons fire or explosions. Failure to wear hearing protection can result in hearing ...

Apple is also introducing a five-minute certified hearing test and an always-on ‘hearing protection’ feature. Apple is also introducing a five-minute certified hearing test and an always-on ‘hearing ...

If you are an Audiophile, then you are probably familiar with the years of hard work and stress your ears go through. Continual music and sound effects and many other diegetic sounds (voices of ...

With the launch of iOS 18.1 imminent, Apple is about to officially recognize the AirPods Pro’s hearing protection capabilities. And all I can say is this: What took so long? For seven years, I rode a ...

Apple announced a trio of major new hearing health features for the AirPods Pro 2 in September, including clinical-grade hearing aid functionality, a hearing test, and more robust hearing protection.