| Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Act, before the damage is done Exposure to harmful noise can happen at any age. People of all ages, including children, teens, young adults, and older people, can develop NIHL. Based on a 2011-2012 CDC study involving hearing tests and interviews with participants, at least 10 million adults (6%) in the U.S. under age 70 – and perhaps as many as 40 million adults (24%) – have features of their hearing test that suggest hearing loss in one or both earsfrom exposure to loud noise. Are you too late? Tim Turney discusses the long-lasting impact this condition can have and how employees must put monitoring processes in place to help identify the issue in our latest news article… See full article here. |