CA 820 Industrial Hearing, Conservation, and Screening

Prerequisites: None. This course provides content in the areas of hearing conservation, industrial audiology, occupational and non-occupational noise exposures, and hearing screening. Students will learn the procedures for measuring noise, implementing hearing conservation programs, and making recommendations for the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss and noise-induced tinnitus. Through the course, students will also develop a hearing conservation program that includes hearing screening and hearing protection. Students will also be introduced to the effects of pharmaceutical and chemical agents on the auditory system, legal aspects of noise-induced hearing loss, and the regulations pertaining to national standards and worker’s compensation.

Credits

2