Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss throughout the Lifespan

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Category: CME
Sub-Category: OCCU/ENTH
Date: 5/28/2006
Time:4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Facility: Moscone Convention Center
Location: E-135
Description: At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
Identify the characteristics of hazardous noise exposure associated with noise-induced hearing loss
Apply the hearing loss prevention strategies to clinical practice for patients of all ages
Locate additional resources beneficial to patients and those which are necessary for the provision of regulatory compliant hearing testing services

The risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is no longer confined to the adult working population, but extends throughout the lifespan, from the youngest of children to the active geriatric adult. Physician assistants will likely encounter more patients with NIHL resulting from childhood activities, music, recreational pursuits, current and past military conflicts, acts of terrorism, and occupational exposures to noise plus industrial chemicals or toxins. Prevention of NIHL depends upon the proactive adoption of a preventative medicine approach to NIHL by; 1) preventing the occurrence of NIHL 2) providing early detection and intervention to minimize the effects of NIHL and 3) palliating the effects of NIHL by providing access to comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative services. This approach will require physician assistants to better understand the effects of noise on the auditory system and the strategies for avoiding hazardous sound exposures, as well as the critical role each professional plays in assuring regulatory compliance for employer-based hearing loss prevention programs.
Speaker(s): Deanna Meinke Ph.D. James Lankford Ph.D. 


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