Symphony orchestra musicians′ use of hearing protection and attenuation of custom-made hearing protectors as measured with two different real-ear attenuation at threshold methods

Despite a high level of sound exposure and a fairly large selection of earplugs available, musicians have often been reported to use personal hearing protectors only seldom. For better hearing conservation, it is important to identify and eliminate the causes for the low motivation to use hearing pr...

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Main Authors: K H Huttunen, V P Sivonen, V T Pöykkö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Noise and Health
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Online Access:http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2011;volume=13;issue=51;spage=176;epage=188;aulast=Huttunen