Editing Noise (section)

=== Hearing loss prevention ===
While [[noise-induced hearing loss]] is permanent, it is also preventable.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/noise-induced-hearing-loss#6|title=Noise-induced Hearing Loss|date=March 2014|website=National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)|publisher=National Institute of Health|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> Particularly in the workplace, regulations may exist limiting [[permissible exposure limit]] to noise. This can be especially important for professionals working in settings with consistent exposure to loud sounds, such as [[musician]]s, music teachers and [[audio engineer]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2015/07/07/musicians-hearing-loss/|title=Turn it Down: Reducing the Risk of Hearing Disorders Among Musicians |last1=Kardous|first1=Chuck |last2=Morata|first2=Thais|date=2015-07-07|website= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|access-date=2016-06-15|last3=Themann|first3=Christa|last4=Spears|first4=Patricia|last5=Afanuh|first5=Sue}}</ref> Examples of measures taken to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in the workplace include engineering noise control, the [[Buy Quiet|Buy-Quiet]] initiative,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/buyquiet/default.html/ |title=Buy Quiet |website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2011/11/04/buy-quiet/|title=Buy Quiet|last1=Hudson|first1=Heidi|last2=Hayden|first2=Chuck|date=2011-11-04|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> creation of the [[Safe-In-Sound award]], and noise surveillance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2009/11/24/hearing/|title=Workplace Hearing Loss|last1=Murphy|first1=William|last2=Tak|first2=SangWoo|date=2009-11-24|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref>

[[OSHA]] requires the use of [[hearing protection]]. But the HPD (without individual selection, training and [[Hearing protection fit-testing|fit testing]]) does not significantly reduce the risk of hearing loss.<ref name="AIHA-6-11">{{cite book |last1=Berger |first1=Elliott H.|last2= Voix |first2= Jérémie |editor=D.K. Meinke |editor2=E.H. Berger |editor3=R. Neitzel |editor4=D.P. Driscoll |editor5=K. Bright |title=The Noise Manual |date=2018 |publisher=American Industrial Hygiene Association |location=Falls Church, Virginia |pages=255–308 |edition=6th |url=https://online-ams.aiha.org/amsssa/ecssashop.show_product_detail?p_mode=detail&p_product_serno=2719 |access-date=10 August 2022 |language=en |chapter=Chapter 11: Hearing Protection Devices}}</ref> For example, one study covered more than 19 thousand workers, some of whom usually used hearing protective devices, and some did not use them at all. There was no statistically significant difference in the risk of noise-induced hearing loss.<ref name="Groenewold-2014">{{cite journal |author=Groenewold M.R. |author2=Masterson E.A. |author3=Themann C.L. |author4=Davis R.R. |title=Do hearing protectors protect hearing? |journal=American Journal of Industrial Medicine |date=2014 |volume=57 |issue=9 |pages=1001–1010 |doi=10.1002/ajim.22323 |pmid=24700499 |url=https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/36768 |access-date=15 October 2022 |publisher=Wiley Periodicals |pmc=4671486 |issn=1097-0274}}</ref>