E. H. Berger

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The Name of the Game in Hearing
ConservationMotivation

• E. H. Berger
• Senior Scientist, Auditory Research

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Favorite Recipes
Cook Book
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42 Tips for Motivating Those Exposed to Noise

• Influence personal beliefs (10)
• Establish a feeling of self-efficacy (7)
• Remove barriers (7)
• Additional ideas (7)
• Fun stuff - games, stories, interaction (11)

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Your Best Shot The Annual Audiogram
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Prerecorded Auditory Demonstrations

• E?A?R
• Audio Demonstration Series
• NASA Auditory Demonstrations in
  Acoustics and Hearing Conservation
• University of Wisconsin
• Hearing Loss Sampler

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Tinnitus is like a sound burn
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TESTIMONIAL
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HPD Fit Testing

• Train the users
• Audit overall program effectiveness
• STS followup
• Train the trainers

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Buddy System
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Improper
Proper
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Teach the Speaker to Speak up and Slow Down

• Earplug effect refers to the reduction in
  speech levels by 3 to 4 dB when speaking in noise
• Speakers wearing HPDs talk about 20 faster in
  noise than in quiet
• Combination of these effects can reduce
  intelligibility by about 15

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Training Videos

• Berger and Kladden (1998) - over 50 films
• NHCA Spectrum - reviews in each issue

• Use judiciously
• Preview films, be prepared
• Excerpt films as appropriate
• Some of the best films are actually fun

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Favorite
Sounds
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Sound Games

• Demonstrate localization by doing a walkabout
• Write down every sound you currently hear
• Listen to the sound of feet ask people to walk
  across the room
• What was the first sound you heard this morning,
  or the last one last night?
• List sounds from unseen objects or hidden places

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