Study of the theory and practice of hearing conservation. Experiences include sound level measures in the industrial setting and hearing/middle ear screening for industry, neonates and school-aged children.

1/13    Organizational meeting

1/20    Neonatal screening:  article discussions

1/28    Neonatal screening:  article discussions

2/3    Guest speaker: Debbie Ramsey, CCC-Audiology, Baptist Hospital
        Topic: Neonatal screening using OAE's and ABR

2/10    No class meeing in lieu of CAOHC course

2/17    Hearing and middle ear screening in the public schools: article discussions

2/24    Hearing and middle ear screening in the public schools: article discussions

3/03    Spring Break

3/10    Guest speaker: Alice Chastain, CCC-Audiology, Davidson county schools
           Topic: Hearing and middle ear screening in the public schools

3/17    No class meeting in lieu of CAOHC course

3/24    No class meeting in lieu of Sound Level Survey field work

3/31    Industrial and Recreational Noise: article discussions

4/07    Industrial and Recreational Noise: article discussions

4/14    Class project: TBA

4/21    No class meeting in lieu of Neonatal Hearing Screening field work

4/28    No class meeting in lieu of Industrial Hearing Testing field work

5/05    Summary of field experiences
 

ACTIVITIES TO BE SCHEDULED

1.    Sound Level Surveys: Locations and Times - TBA

2.    Industrial Hearing Testing (On-site):

        High Point Audiological Associates
        624  Quaker Lane
        Office 13-A
        High Point, NC  27262
        Contact: Penny @ (336)884-5929

3.    Observation of neonatal hearing screenings : to be scheduled

        Debbie Ramsey, Audiologist
        North Carolina Baptist Hospital
        Hearing and Speech
        300 South Hawthorne Rd.
        Winston-Salem, NC 27103

4.    Council on Accreditation of Occupational Hearing Conservation
        CAOHC course information:

        Health and Hygene-ELB and Associates
        420 Gallimore Dairy Rd.
        Greensboro, NC 27409
        Contact: George Cook @ 665-1818

        Health and Hygene - ELB and Associates
        605 Eastowne Dr.
        Chapel Hill, NC
        Contact: Edith Eubanks @ (919) 967-2228

        Workshop hours: WTh - 8:00 - 5:00, F - 8:00 - 12:00

REQUIRED READINGS:

TEXTS:
Noise and Hearing Conservation Manual, 4th ed., Americal Industrial Hygientist Association. (UNCG bookstore)

A Practical Guide to Effective Hearing Conservation Programs in the Workplace, (1990), A.H. Suter and J.R. Franks (Eds), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.

ASSIGNED READINGS:
Neonatal screening

1/20    Alberti, P.W., Hyde, M.L., Riko, K., Corbin, H., Fitzhardinge, P.M. (1985).
            Issues in early identification of hearing losss. Laryngoscope, 95, 373-81

1/20    Audiologic Screening of Newborn Infants Who Are at Risk for Hearing
            Impairment, ASHA, March 1989, 89-92

1/20    Brainstem Audiometry of Infants. ASHA, January 1987, 47-55.

1/20    Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Screening. (1991). 1990 position
            statement. ASHA. 33 (Suppl. 5), 3-6.

1/20    Lonsbury-Martin, B.L., Whitehead, M.L. and Martin, G.K. (1991). Clinical
            applications of otoacoustic emissions. JSHR,34, 964-981

1/27    Bonfils, P., Avan, M., Francois, J., Trotoux, J. and Narcy, P. (1992)
            Distortion-product OAEs in neonates:  normative data. Acta
           Otolaryngologica (Stockh), 112, 739 -744.

1/27    Kemp, D.T. and Ryan, S. (1993). The use of TOAEs in neonatal hearing
            screening programs. Seminars in Hearing, 14, 30-45

1/27    Kennedy, C.R., Kimm, L., Dees, D.C., Evans, P.I.P., Hunter, M., Lenton,
            S., and Thornton, R.D. (1991). Otoacoustic emissions and auditory
            brainstem responses in the newborn. Archives of Disease in Childhood,
            66, 1124-1129.

1/27    Prieve, B.A. (1992). Otoacoustic emissions in infants and children: Basic
            characteristics and clinical application. Seminars in Hearing, 14(1), 37-52.

1/27    Hall, J.W. and Chase, P. (1993). Answers to 10 common clinical questions
            about OAEs today. The Hearing Journal, 46, 29-32.

Hearing and Middle-Ear Screening of School-Age Children

2/17    Guidelines for Identification Audiometry. (1985). Committee on Audiologic
            evaluation. ASHA. May, 49-52.

2/17    Lescouflair, G. (1975). Critical view on audiometric screening in school.
           Archives of Otolaryngology, 101, 469-473.

2/17    FitzZaland, R.E. and Zink, G.D. (1984). A comparative study of hearing
            screening procedures. Ear and Hearing,  5(4), 205-210.

2/17    Cadman, D., Chambers, L., Feldmean, W. and Sackett, D. (1984). Assessing
            the effectiveness of community screening programs. Journal of the
           American Medical Association, 251 (12), 1580-1585.

2/17    Barrett, K.A. (1984). Hearing and middle-ear screening of school-age children. In J. Katz (ed.) Handbook of Clinical Audiology, 4th ed. Baltimore:
Williams and wilkins, 476-489.

2/17    Brooks, D.N. (1985). Acoustic impedence measurement as screening
            procedure in children: discussion paper. Journal of the Royal Society
            78, 119-121.

2/24    Hallett, C.P. and Gibbs, A.C.C. (1983). The effect of ambient noise and
            other variable on pure tone threshold screening in a population of primary
            school entrants. British Journal of Audiology, 17, 183-190.

2/24    Margolis, R.h. and Heller, J.w. (1987). Screening tympanometry: Criteria for
            medical referral. Audiology, 26, 197-208.

2/24    Roeser, R.J. (1995). Screening for hearing loss and middle ear disorders in
            the schools. In R. Roeser and M. Downs (eds) Auditory Disorders in School
           Children, 3rd ed. Theime, 76-100.

2/24    Bonny, I.C. (1989). Five years' experience of combined impedence and
            audiometric screening at school entry. Public Health. 103, 427-431.

2/24    Haggard, M.P., Wood, E.J. and Carroll, S. (1984). Speech, admittance and
            tone tests in school screening: Reconciling economics with pathology and
            disability perspectives. British Journal of Audiology 18, 133-153.

2/24    Aniansson, G. (1986). Screening diagnosis of secretory otitis media.
            Scandinavian Audiology,  (Suppl.) 24, 65-69.

Industrial Hearing Conservation

3/31    Salvi, R.J. (1993). 4000Hz noise damage. American Journal of Audiology.
            2(1), 21.

3/31    The Audiologist'sRole in Occupational Hearing Conservation, ASHA, April
            1985, 41-45

3/31    Royster, J.D. (1996). Noise-induced hearing loss. In Hearing Disorders, 3rd
            Ed. (J. Northern, Ed.), Allyn and Bacon, 177-188.

3/31    Is Noise Driving you Crazy? New Woman, August 1994.

3/31    Towne, R.M. (1994). An acoustical checklist for multi-family housing units.
            Sound and Vibration, July 1994, 28-32.

4/07    Clark, W.W. (1991). Noise exposure from leisure activities: A review.
            Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 90, 175-181.

4/07    NIH Consensus Conference Noise and Hearing Loss. (1990). Journal of the
            American Medical Association, 263, 3185-3190.

4/07    Royster, J.D. and Royster, L.H. (1994). Practical tips for fitting hearing
            protection. Hearing Instruments, 45(2), 17-18.

4/07    Ylikoski, J. (1987). Audiometric configurations in acute acoustic trauma
            caused by firearms. Scandinavian Audiology. 16, 115-120.