Evaluating United States Air Force Hearing Conservation Educational Materials
Presented by Major Thomas Dominguez, MS, RSO, LSO
Full Link and Resources: https://www.coeh.berkeley.edu/23ihw1107
Webinar Details:
Hearing loss and tinnitus are the two most prevalent service-connected disabilities affecting United States veterans as of 2022. The United States Department of Defense protects Airmen from noise-induced hearing loss using various approaches across the spectrum of NIOSH’s Hierarchy of Controls, to include hearing conservation programs and training. However, each of the service branches are allowed to execute their hearing conservation programs and training as they see fit, so long as they keep to federal and Department of Defense regulations. This presentation will describe the evaluation of hearing conservation educational materials from active-duty, continental United States Air Force bases.