Have The Latest Health Surveillance For Noise Test With Darroch Occupational Audiology

Do you work in constantly noisy conditions? Are you subjected to an equivalent continuous noise level which exceeds 85dB(A)? If that is the case then you are subject to screening audiometry, otherwise known as health surveillance for noise. It is also requited for people that are susceptible to noise levels of 80dB(A). People should be aware that screening audiometry is mandatory and is a requirement of the 2005 Control of Noise Regulations.

The purpose of the audiometry or the health surveillance for noise is to identify the early indication of hearing loss or damage. If that was not all, the process is used to determine if a person’s hearing loss stems from being exposed to loud ambient noise in the workplace.

If any hearing loss or damage has been detected, then you should have the proper remedial follow-up check in the workplace if requited, along with any personal medical referral, if need be.

Screening audiometry allows employers to take the necessary steps to combat hearing loss in the workplace. It can also be an important factor in reducing occupational health compensation claims involving noise-induced hearing loss.

Health surveillance for noise hearing tests will be performed in the workplace. They will be reported in accordance to the HSE categorisation scheme, as laid out in the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005.

Darroch Occupational Audiology carries out simple, non-obtrusive hearing tests for our client firms across Scotland. We utilise the most up to date automated, portable audiometric systems with sound excluding headphones. Darroch will help your staff through the hearing test, which may take between fifteen to twenty minutes. You can be assured we will oversee screening audiometry tests to HSE/ Noise at Work Regulation standards.

If you require the most efficient, professionally handled health surveillance for noise hearing tests in your place of employment, then put your trust in Darroch Occupational Audiology.

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The Inspiration Behind The Inspirational Sue Thomas FBI

There is a popular digital TV channel called Drama, so-called because it airs classic television dramas. These range from historical, period programming to well-loved cop shows. The channel is now screening a cult Canadian crime series from the early 2000s about an incredible real-life figure who broke down barriers for disabled people in the workplace. It just so happened that she worked for the biggest law enforcement agency in America. Her name was Sue Thomas and her amazing true story was the inspiration for the hit TV series `Sue Thomas FBI (Eye).

It is a police procedural series about an attractive young deaf woman who, through her exceptional lip-reading skills, is recruited for a crime fighting unit at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This was why the show had the working title `Lip Service`. In each episode, the team must solve a crime or avert a crisis, with the aid of the amiable Sue and her lovable hearing dog Levi. The stories featured in the show may be fictional but certain characters were based on real people.

The actual Sue Thomas was the first deaf person to work as an undercover FBI agent. She was born in 1950, and became profoundly deaf at eighteen months old, although the cause is not known. However, she was determined from a young age to never let her condition hold her back, and it was a belief she held onto through her life.

Sue Thomas leaned to talk through extensive speech therapy and developed the ability to read lips. After graduating with a degree in Political Science, she heard the FBI were hiring the hard of hearing. She began as a fingerprint examiner before a fellow agent discovered her extraordinary lip-reading abilities. Sue could utilise her skills to identify what suspects were saying. It was especially useful when it wasn’t possible for agents to wear concealed audio equipment like bugs, radiomics orrecording devices. Sue Thomas ended up working for the FBI for four years, from 1979 to 1983.

Her life story was later the inspiration for the hit tv show. It starred the actress Deanne Bray from `Heroes`, who is deaf in real life. She is fluent in American Sign Language and would often teach the cast and crew between takes. Miss Bray also works to improve the lives of the hard of hearing and endorse education for deaf children. She is an inspirational figure in her own right, and an advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing. She is a trail blazer, just like the person she plays in Sue Thomas FBI (Eye).

We at Darroch Hearing are committed to helping the hard of hearing improve their lives. It is achieved through our excellent evaluation and treatment procedures, as well as our exceptional range of hearing aid solutions. If you are suffering from hearing loss, you too could achieve your dreams in life, just like Sue Thomas.

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Find Out Some Facts About Hearing Loss

Do you strain to hear what your friends and family are saying? Do you constantly have to ask them to repeat themselves when they speak to you? Are you struggling to listen to music and must increase the volume when you watch TV? There is a chance you could be suffering from hearing loss and may wish to know a few facts.

Hearing loss is a condition which afflicts around one and six of the UK population. This amounts to approximately ten million people. It is said more than three and a half million of working age suffer from hearing loss. There are thought to be in the region of 800,000 people in Britain who are profoundly or severely deaf.

However, people experience greater hearing loss as they get older. Studies show that there are around six and a half million sufferers of 60 years and over. This is along with the fact one in three of the population over the age of 70 suffer from hearing loss. It has been reported that around two million people in Britain who use hearing aids and devices to help improve their hearing.

Are you having problems with your hearing? Do you feel you require a hearing aid? Look no further. We have an extensive selection of various styles to choose from, to help you find the perfect device. When looking for the finest range of hearing aids available, come to Darroch Hearing.

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