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AUDIO PROGRAMS

Aearo Technologies has five audio programs available. The first two are studio productions. The remaining ones are live recordings – one is a lecture and the other two are radio broadcasts. Program 1 includes some of the best demonstrations of hearing loss and tinnitus available today as well as discussion of basic concepts in acoustics and noise-measurement. Program 2 provides a lucid explanation of flat–and moderate–attenuation hearing protectors and lets the listener audition the characteristics and benefits of such devices.

Program 3 is a lecture intended to explore the excitement of acoustics and the wonders of hearing, suitable for a general audience. Program 4 is a 30–min. radio interview broadcast in the summer of 2004 on WNYU radio, New York . It features Les Blomberg, Director of the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse , talking about noise pollution and community activism, David Schroeder, Director of NYU Jazz Studies, talking about music and noise, and Elliott Berger , Senior Scientist, Auditory Research, of Aearo Technologies, discussing the effects of noise and the importance of hearing protection. Program 5 is a 30–min. radio interview by Michelle Nagai from the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology for GiantEar web radio, conducted in April 2006. It features Elliott Berger , Senior Scientist, Auditory Research, of Aearo Technologies, and Nancy Nadler, Director, Development, and Amy Boyle, Director, Public Education, of the League for the Hard of Hearing discussing noise and hearing related issues, hearing testing, as well as the New York City noise ordinance.

All of the programs are available using Windows Media Player or can be requested (at no charge) directly from Aearo. The internet versions allow you to audition the programs to determine their suitability; for best quality the CD versions are recommended.

Programs 1 and 2 come on one CD (Product Code 70–0715–6978–7) or two separate audio cassettes (Product Codes 70–0715–6975–3 – Audio and Hearing Loss Demo, and 70–0715–6977–9 – Listening in Noise). These can be requested by contacting Customer Service by calling 800–225–9038.

Programs 3 (lecture) and 4 and 5 (radio interviews) are available only on CD. To request contact Cyd Kladden .
1. Audio and Hearing Loss Demonstrations (15 min) (14Mb)
2. Listening in Noise: The Virtues of High-Fidelity Hearing Protectors (16 min) (15Mb)
3. The intimacy of sound: Acoustical literacy and the joy of hearing (1 hr) (28Mb)
4. Radio interview broadcast in the summer of 2004 on WNYU radio (30 min) (7Mb)
5. Interview for GiantEar Web Radio in April 2006 (33 min) (11Mb)


VIDEO PROGRAMS
1. Fitting Foam Earplugs (5 minutes)
This single–topic film is a clear demonstration, including animation, of how to fit foam earplugs. This includes many of the tips and tools described in print in the E•A•R® Instruction Booklet also found on this web site. This film is excellent to include with your annual training programs or to excerpt and insert in your own training videos or PowerPoint files.
(30 MB)     (Streaming)
(100 MB)   (Streaming)
2. Sound of Sound Excerpt (1 minute)
Three excerpts from steel workers who have suffered the angst of hearing loss and tinnitus due to noise provides glimpses of how it has affected their lives. Though the original film was produced in 1970, these excerpts from this award winning safety film1 present an emphatic and timeless message.

1The original film won the Highest Honors of the National Committee on Films for Safety, the Film Festival Award for Medicine and Health (24th Nat. Conf. Pub. Relations Society of America), and the Gold Medal of the International Film and TV Festival of New York.

(8 MB )      (Streaming)

DVD FORMAT
The Fitting Foam Earplugs and Gear Up for Safety programs are available on one DVD. To receive a free copy of the following video, contact our Customer Service by calling 800–225–9038. Request product code 70–0715–7149–4.

Hearing Conservation / Gear up for Safety
An exciting video series to help train and motivate your employees on the merits and how–to’'s of hearing conservation; presented by hearing protection experts and top NASCAR Crew Chief, Jimmy Makar.

 

     
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