The Health Belief Model and hearing loss prevention education

摘要

The types of hearing impairments that are regularly caused by excess noise exposure arealarmingly common in the US., particularly among men. Approximately 19% of men between18 and 69 years of age have notched or bulging audiometric configurations, and a further 16 %have asymmetric audiometric configurations consistent with excess exposure to noise from anearby source1. This rate of hearing impairment suggests a need for enhanced hearingconservation programs designed using the most effective principles.