Training encourages workers to protect hearing
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NEW YORK  - Noise-filled occupations can lead to hearing loss, but even one hour of training could encourage more workers to take the risk seriously, new research suggests.
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At least one hospital has found a way to dial down the volume on the usual din of beeping monitors and blaring intercoms.
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Blog: New devices help remove the stigma of hearing aid use for aging Boomers, and help preserve the auditory environment for the rest of us.
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A Senate committee has approved a bill that would require federal supervisors and managers to undergo training in communicating, setting performance goals and motivating employees.
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Hearing aids can reduce brain strain and allow people to remember things better. Bodyhack reports from AAAS in San Francisco.
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NEW YORK  - With a special training program, elderly people can learn better balance control, which may lessen their risk of falling, according to a new report.
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War veterans will be able to go to the front of the queue for digital hearing aids on the NHS, say ministers.
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New measures are being drawn up to protect people who feel too intimidated to complain about nuisance neighbours.
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A government campaign will seek to encourage people to upgrade their skills through education and training.
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Older women taking certain hormone replacement therapy may suffer hearing damage, scientists report.
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A Dutch town installs street mikes that use acoustic-recognition tech to listen for signs of aggression in the
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Two thirds of UK call centres fail to protect their workers against hearing damage from noise, a report warns.
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Scientists hope it may be possible to treat age-related hearing loss by stimulating the growth of new hair cells in the inner ear.
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United Parcel Service must give deaf employees a chance to drive its smaller delivery trucks if they can show they can drive as safely as employees with normal hearing, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Thursday.
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American scientists say that a protein deep in the ear is crucial for normal hearing - they say this protein could be the route for treating and curing an enormous number of deaf people.
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All workers in England who do not have basic qualifications or skills will be offered extra training, the Chancellor announces.
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A protein deep in the ear is essential for normal hearing and could help develop treatments for deafness, researchers believe.