TOURO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL MICHAEL REXROAD ❖ OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MHE 510 CASE ASSIGNMENT MODULE THREE Dr. Heidi D. Sato Dr. Larry Hoff 2 June 2010 Introduction: The problem of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) has been an ongoing issue in the industrial environment. Even with the best hearing loss prevention program the human factor‚ or non-compliance is the primary reason for this issue
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used hearing aid? Behind the ear hearing-aide e. Which hearing aid covers the entire range of hearing loss? Behind the ear hearing-aide f. What are the two major types of assistive devices used to improve hearing? Assistive listening devices and hearing aids. g. What are the four major types of assistive listening devices? Personal frequency modulation systems‚ infrared systems‚ induction loop systems‚ and one-to-one communicators. BTE (behind the ear) BTEs are about 1 inch long and
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palpated his head‚ no lump and patient stated “he does not feel any pain or tenderness”. I examined his ears‚ no lesion‚ bruises or rashes. Then‚ inspect the ear canal‚ no discharge‚ foreign bodies or presence of cerumen. I Palpated the auricles has firm cartilage and no pain or tenderness. Cranial nerve VIII‚ I did a whispering test‚ patient was able to repeat what I whispered to his ears. Inspections of eyes‚ patient’s eyes are symmetry‚ no swelling on lachrymal sac‚ redness and equal hair
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background with all kind of vegetation and colorful flowers along with some beautiful birds flying from one side to another showing off their attractive plumage and filling the place with their chirp. Some birds are loud and others just sweet to the ear. Some of them can fly so high that I can barely see them; they just disappear in the amazingly azure sky above me‚ the sky without a single cloud and with a radiant sun that warms and illuminates the beauty of this place. I can smell the intense scent
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such as the ear. The sense of hearing is very important because it has helped humans survive. We know what hearing is‚ but what is hearing loss? Hearing loss happens when there is a problem with one or more parts of the ear or ears. People who have hearing loss might be able to hear some sounds or nothing at all. People also may use the words deaf‚ deafness and hard of hearing when they are talking about hearing loss. To understand how hearing loss happens‚ it helps to know how the ear works. The
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Biology Assessment Task - Communication Describe cataracts and some of the technologies that can be used to prevent blindness from cataracts. Cataracts: A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear and transparent lens of the eye which results in decrease of vision. It is not a tumour‚ a new growth of skin or tissue over the eye‚ but a fogging of the lens itself. There are three types of cataract. They are:- a nuclear cataract- a cortical cataract- a subscapular cataract A nuclear cataract
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Meniere’s Disease is a condition characterized by recurrent vertigo (dizziness)‚ hearing loss‚ and tinnitus ( a roaring‚ buzzing‚ or ringing sound in the ears). These affects only occur in one ear but up to 30% of cases can develop the problem in both ears. The reason I chose this topic was because I am truly amazed by how the human ear works and I wanted to know how this disease can make it all stop working. Also‚ I was watching my favorite show called ‘Switched at Birth’ and one of the actress
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I admit that noise is already a part of our everyday lives; it is that non-melodic tune that strikes our ears. Some are already used to it‚ but some are still bugged by it. We all have our break points‚ according to science our pain threshold due to noise is 137.5 decibels‚ that is about 200 Pascal over your ear drum. In comparison to diving without ear plugs‚ its like diving to 100 ft. imagine how much pressure is that. Many revolutionary home appliances today introduced models that are noise-free
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Dahl Story analysis by Benyahia Mohamed Lamine The Sound Machine‚ is an attractive story about a man who was obsessed with sound‚ his name is Klausner. Klausner believed that the human ear can’t hear all sounds around as or as he said ”there are inaudible sound that cannot be heard by the human ear”;so he invented a machine designed to receive high frequency sounds an translate them so that the human can hear it. In summer evening when Klausner was working on his machine which looks as a
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Photo Editing Using Photo Impact and GIMP There are many different kinds of photo editing software on the market. Many professional photographers use expensive software like Adobe PhotoShop‚ but there are less expensive versions of software (PhotoShop Elements‚ Ulead Photo Impact‚ etc.) and there are some free versions of software that can do many of the main tasks that a student or amateur photographer might want to do (Paint.net‚ TuxPaint‚ GIMP‚ etc.) When using an photo retouching software
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