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Caring for musicians’ ears: insights from audiologists and manufacturers reveal need for evidence-based guidelines
S McGinnity, EF Beach, J Mulder, R Cowan
International Journal of Audiology | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Objective: This study investigated clinical care delivered to musicians in Australia by audiologists and manufacturers of musicians’ hearing protectors (MHP). Design: Audiologists with experience treating musicians were invited to complete a survey on their service delivery. A second survey was administered to manufacturers of MHPs. Study sample: Four manufacturers of MHP and 31 audiologists completed the surveys. Post hoc analyses were performed comparing the responses of audiologists with more versus less clinical experience; and those with and without musical training. Results: There was considerable variation in the audiological care provided to musicians. Only one-third of audiologists ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The results of this study, Caring for musicians' ears: Insights from audiologists and manufacturers reveal need for evidence-based guidelines, were presented at the National Hearing Conservation Association's Annual Research Conference in Texas, USA, February 25, 2017. The authors thank the association for their support in attending the conference. The authors acknowledge the financial support of The HEARing CRC, established and supported under the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Program and the Australian Government Department of Health. The authors would like to also thank Dr Ian O'Brien, Mr Dominic Power and Dr Caitlin Barr for their early contributions to the study.