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As a public health concern, portable listening devices are a significant contributor to music-induced hearing loss because they are able to generate high levels over long periods of time. Rather than depend on expensive measuring equipment to evaluate the risk, this research explores two techniques using a dosimetry system and a clinical probe-microphone system. The microphone technique provides calibrated data in the laboratory, while the dosimetry technique allows for the evaluation of actual exposure in a real-world setting, which includes the behavior of the listener over time.

Authors: Portnuff, Cory D. F.; Fligor, Brian J.; Arehart, Kathryn H.
Affiliations: University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA; Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA(See document for exact affiliation information.)
JAES Volume 61 Issue 10 pp. 749-754; October 2013
Publication Date: October 28, 2013

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John Woodgate	Comment posted October 30, 2013 @ 13:47:10 UTC (Comment permalink) I am surprised to see no mention of the international standard  IEC 60268-7 and the European standards EN 50332-1 and EN 50332-2. (Respond to this comment)

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