The Noise Pollution Clearinghouse Hearing Loss and Occupational Noise Library provides information about hearing loss and its prevention. Noise induced hearing loss affects 10 million Americans, and tragically, it is entirely foreseeable and preventable. Individuals, parents, teachers, employers, and employees will find resources and recommendations to reduce the risk of hearing loss. We are currently building this resource, so expect it to expand in the future. Search the Hearing Loss and Occupational Noise Library Air Bag Noise.
Air bags deploy with such force that many drivers are put at risk of sustaining hearing loss.
This page includes four letters, written to urge the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to change their air bag requirements for American cars. This excellent paper is a previously unpublished document from a recognized expert which outlines specific recommendations to OSHA regarding reducing noise in the workplace. Several worthwhile books and articles are referenced. Comprehensive Hearing Protection Bibliography. This bibliography is a comprehensive set of approximately 2500 references on hearing protection, hearing conservation, and aural care, hygiene and physiology, for 1831-1999.