Open AccessEmployment and acceptance of hearing protectors in classical symphony and opera orchestras
Author(s) -
Mark F. Zander,
Claudia Spahn,
Bernhard Richter
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
noise and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1998-4030
pISSN - 1463-1741
DOI - 10.4103/1463-1741.39004
Subject(s) - symphony , hearing protection , audiology , psychology , hearing loss , acoustics , medicine , physics
Prior to this study, it was not clear how familiar orchestral musicians were with the various insertable models of hearing protectors. The present study focuses on musicians and entertainers and proposes the maintenance of a noise exposure limit through the use of a hearing protector.