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January 23, 20260 citations

Personal attenuation rating as an indicator of audiometric threshold shifts.

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DKDevon KulinskiWalter Reed National Military Medical CenterBSBenjamin SheffieldWalter Reed National Military Medical CenterDBDouglas S Brungart

Key Points

  • The study aims to evaluate the role of personal attenuation ratings in assessing risk for audiometric threshold shifts.
  • Assessed the effectiveness of personal attenuation ratings in identifying hearing loss risk.
  • Evaluated substitution of pure-tone thresholds for unoccluded conditions.
  • Analyzed potential efficiency improvements in hearing conservation testing.
  • Identified individuals at elevated risk for hearing loss using attenuation ratings.
  • Showed that minimal or no attenuation correlates with greater hearing loss risk.
  • Demonstrated enhanced efficiency in testing procedures for hearing conservation.

Abstract

HPFT effectively identifies individuals at elevated risk for hearing loss, particularly those achieving minimal or no attenuation from HPDs. The substitution of pure-tone thresholds for the unoccluded condition is viable and could significantly improve testing efficiency in hearing conservation programs.

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Kulinski et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69731047c8125b09b0d1fef5https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2026.2614505
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