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Why it matters

Workplace hearing loss ranks among the most common occupational illnesses. ...

A simple hearing test at a specific frequency can predict whether a factory worker will lose their ability to understand speech, years before it happens. Researchers just proved it works in the largest occupational hearing loss prediction cohort ever ...

The American College of Cardiology has reported a link between chronic noise exposure and high blood pressure in workers using powered weaving machines. The study upholds earlier research on sustained occupational noise and the harm it causes to cardiovascular ...

A new OSHA program aims to protect Midwest workers from permanent hearing loss from hazardous workplace noise. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows more than one in 10 people encounter workplace noise sufficient to damage their hearing. Despite ...