Citing the fact that nearly 22 million American workers are exposed to hazardous noise on a daily basis and that occupational hearing loss continues to plague industry, the National Hearing ...

Video gamers worldwide may be risking irreversible hearing loss and/or tinnitus—persistent ringing/buzzing in the ears—finds a systematic review of the available evidence, published in the open access ...

Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a fairly common illness. According to statistics reported by OSHA in 2010, NIHL accounted for approximately 12 percent of all recordable illnesses in the United ...

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) hopes that OSHA is listening to its pleas to lower the permissible exposure limit for noise to 85 dBA. ASSE previously sent OSHA a letter opposing the ...

Exposure to high levels of noise can cause permanent hearing loss. Short term exposure to loud noise can also cause a temporary change in hearing (your ears may feel stuffed up) or a ringing in your ...