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List of works by William J. Murphy

A case for using A-weighted equivalent energy as a damage risk criterion for impulse noise exposure

abstract published in 2012

A comparison of assessment methods of hand activity and force for use in calculating the ACGIH® Hand Activity Level (HAL) TLV®

journal article published in 2010

A deep neural-network classifier for photograph-based estimation of hearing protection attenuation and fit

journal article published in 2021

A paradigm shift in hearing loss prevention ⬇️

newsletter published in 2017

A rating system in search of hearing protectors

abstract published in 1999

A statistical classifier for hearing protector REAT data

abstract published in 2000

Acceptance of a semi-custom hearing protector by manufacturing workers

journal article published in 2011

Acoustic properties of the chinchilla pinna and ear canal

abstract published in 1996

Acoustic reflexes are common but not pervasive: evidence using a diagnostic middle ear analyser

journal article published in 2018

Acoustic requirements for audiometric testing and hearing protector fit-testing with mobile platforms ⬇️

abstract published in 2015

Advanced hearing protector study conducted at: General Motors Metal Fabricating Division Flint Metal Center - Flint, Michigan, January 2004 - February 2005 (revised) ⬇️

field study published in 2009

Advanced hearing protector study conducted at: General Motors Metal Fabricating Division Flint Metal Center - Flint, Michigan, January 2004 - February 2005 (superseded)

superseded field study published in 2007

Alternative field methods for measuring hearing protector performance

journal article published in 2003

American National Standards for noise emission measurements ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2016

Americans Hear as Well or Better Today Compared With 40 Years Ago: Hearing Threshold Levels in the Unscreened Adult Population of the United States, 1959–1962 and 1999–2004 ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

An analysis of the blast overpressure study data comparing three exposure criteria ⬇️

field study published in 2009

An estimate of the sound power measurement error due to sound source directivity for powered hand tools

conference proceedings item published in 2008

Analysis of animal blast overpressure study data to compare current impulse noise criteria and propose some new criteria

abstract published in 2010

Analysis of chinchilla temporary and permanent threshold shifts following impulsive noise exposure ⬇️

field study published in 2011

Angle dependent effects for impulse noise reduction for hearing protectors

abstract published in 2010

Angle dependent effects for impulse noise reduction for hearing protectors

abstract published in 2009

Angle-dependent effects for impulsive noise reduction for hearing protectors

conference proceedings item published in 2016

Applications of hearing protector fit testing - outcomes of the International Hearing Protector Fit-Testing Symposium

conference proceedings item published in 2024

Assessment of noise exposure for indoor and outdoor firing ranges

journal article published in 2007

Attenuation measurements of passive linear and nonlinear hearing protectors for impulse noise

abstract published in 2003

Auditory risk estimates for youth target shooting

journal article published in 2014

Auditory risk of air rifles

journal article published in 2016

Auditory risk of exposure to ballistic N-waves from bullets

journal article published in 2019

Brief high-level sounds ⬇️

chapter published in 2022

Bystander impulse noise exposure from small-caliber weapons: how close is too close? ⬇️

newsletter published in 2013

CDC Grand Rounds: promoting hearing health across the lifespan

journal article published in 2018

Calculation of laboratory spectrum uncertainty for various categories of hearing protectors ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2016

Calculation of the intrinsic error in hearing protector ratings ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2004

Calibration details for the impulse peak insertion loss measurement

abstract published in 2011

Characterizing impulsive noise with A-weighted sound pressure, kurtosis, and higher order statistical moments ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2015

Comfort and personal NRR in a longitudinal study of highly experienced earplug users ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2006

Comparing personal attenuation ratings for hearing protector fit-test systems ⬇️

newsletter published in 2014

Comparison of impulse noise damage risk criteria using the chinchilla impulse noise exposures

abstract published in 2010

Comparison of impulse peak insertion loss measured with gunshot and shock tube noise sources

abstract published in 2014

Comparison of the HPDLab and REATMASTER software/hardware systems for ANSI S12.6 testing

abstract published in 2011

Comparison of three acoustics test fixtures for impulse peak insertion loss

abstract published in 2011

Continuous and impulsive noise attenuation performance of passive level dependent earplugs

abstract published in 2012

Cumulative noise exposure model for outdoor shooting ranges

journal article published in 2019

Current status of standards for testing electroacoustic hearing protectors

abstract published in 2002

Derivation of an analytic expression for the error associated with the noise reduction rating

abstract published in 2005

Design of linear time-domain filters for hearing protector modeling

abstract published in 2006

Developing a method to assess noise reduction of firearm suppressors for small-caliber weapons

conference proceedings item published in 2018

Development of a new standard laboratory protocol for estimation of the field attenuation of hearing protection devices: Sample size necessary to provide acceptable reproducibility

journal article published in 2004

Development of a noise metric for assessment of exposure risk to complex noises

journal article published in 2009

Development of software for real ear attenuation at threshold

formal presentation published in 2002

Do sound restoration hearing protectors provide adequate attenuation for gunfire noise? ⬇️

abstract published in 2002

Do sound restoration hearing protectors provide adequate attenuation for gunfire noise?

formal presentation published in 2002

Early indicators of noise-induced hearing loss: issues for consideration ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2005

Early prognosis of noise-induced hearing loss: prioritising prevention over prediction

publication published in 2015

Effect of training modality on earplug attenuation ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2006

Effects of intense noise on people and hearing loss

book or book chapter published in 2007

Effects of training on hearing protector attenuation ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

Effects of unilateral eye closure on middle ear muscle contractions

journal article published in 2022

Erratum: Personal attenuation ratings versus derated noise reduction ratings for hearing protection devices [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. <b>152</b>(2), 1074–1089 (2022)]

scientific article published in 2023

Estimating noise exposures for aircrew wearing active noise cancellation headsets

conference proceedings item published in 2017

Estimation of occupational noise-induced hearing loss using kurtosis-adjusted noise exposure levels

journal article published in 2022

Evaluating earplug performance over a 2-hour work period with a fit-test system

journal article published in 2023

Evaluating worker noise exposure levels in the presence of complex noise ⬇️

abstract published in 2021

Evaluating worker noise exposure levels in the presence of complex noise

conference proceedings item published in 2021

Evaluation of level-dependent hearing protection devices for use with impulsive noises ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2004

Evaluation of noise exposures and hearing loss at a forging company ⬇️

field study published in 2022

Field measurements of hearing protection device performance

conference proceedings item published in 2005

Firearms and hearing protection ⬇️

journal article in trade publication published in 2007

Fit-testing, training, and timing - how long does it take to fit-test hearing protectors?

abstract published in 2014

Foreward: stop gambling with your hearing

publication published in 2015

Four earplugs in search of a rating system

journal article published in 2000

Generalizability of clinically measured acoustic reflexes to brief sounds

journal article published in 2019

Getting some attention for the International Year of Sound 2020: millions of readers ⬇️

lay newsletter published in 2020

Happy ears for many years: selected papers from the 2018 Annual Conference of the National Hearing Conservation Association

publication published in 2019

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2002-0131-2898, Fort Collins Police Services, Fort Collins, Colorado ⬇️

field study published in 2003

Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of impact and continuous noise exposure, hearing loss, heat stress, and whole body vibration at a hammer forge company ⬇️

field study published in 2016

Health hazard evaluation report: measurement of exposure to impulsive noise at indoor and outdoor firing ranges during tactical training exercises ⬇️

field study published in 2014

Hearing Loss Prevention Program (superseded) ⬇️

superseded NIOSH program performance one-pager published in 2018

Hearing Threshold Levels at Age 70 Years (65–74 Years) in the Unscreened Older Adult Population of the United States, 1959–1962 and 1999–2006 ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2012

Hearing levels in US adults aged 20-69 years - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004

abstract published in 2006

Hearing levels in US adults aged 20-69 years: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004

abstract published in 2005

Hearing loss prevention - progress on the NIOSH strategic plan ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2015

Hearing protector attenuation: models of attenuation distributions

journal article published in 2002

Hearing protector fit testing with off-shore oil-rig inspectors in Louisiana and Texas

journal article published in 2016

Hearing protector labeling for active noise reduction devices

abstract published in 2004

How Can we Measure Impulse Noise Properly? ⬇️

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2018

How to assess hearing protection effectiveness: what is new in ANSI/ASA S12.68

lay newsletter published in 2008

Impact noise exposure in chinchilla: effects of frequency, level, and interstimulus interval

abstract published in 1996

Impulse noise generated by starter pistols ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2013

Impulse noise measurements of M16 rifles at Marine Base Quantico

conference proceedings item published in 2018

Impulse noise reduction for hearing protectors

abstract published in 2009

Impulsive occupational exposure for workers in drop-forge foundries

abstract published in 2008

In-depth survey report: a case for using a-weighted equivalent energy as a damage risk criterion ⬇️

field study published in 2012

In-depth survey report: comparison of the performances of three acoustic test fixtures using impulse peak insertion loss measurements, Rudyard, Michigan ⬇️

field study published in 2015

In-depth survey report: comparison of three noise reduction rating calculators for passive and active hearing protection devices ⬇️

field study published in 2015

In-depth survey report: comparison of two acoustic test fixtures for measurement of impulse peak insertion loss ⬇️

field study published in 2013

In-depth survey report: design and construction of an acoustic shock tube for generating high-level impulses to test hearing protection devices ⬇️

field study published in 2012

In-depth survey report: field-testing NIOSH HPD well-fit: off-shore oil rig inspectors in Texas & Louisiana ⬇️

field study published in 2015

In-ear and on-body measurements of impulse-noise exposure

journal article published in 2019

Inter-laboratory comparison of three earplug fit-test systems

journal article published in 2017

Kurtosis: a new tool for noise analysis ⬇️

journal article published in 2020

Letter to the Editor: Scientific Rigor Required for a Re-Examination of Exchange Rate for Occupational Noise Measurements

publication published in 2015

Making sound waves: selected papers from the 2016 annual conference of the National Hearing Conservation Association

publication published in 2017

Measurement of impulse peak insertion loss for five hearing protectors

abstract published in 2011

Measurement of impulse peak insertion loss for four hearing protection devices in field conditions ⬇️

scientific article published on December 19, 2011

Measurement of impulse peak insertion loss from two acoustic test fixtures and four hearing protector conditions with an acoustic shock tube

journal article published in 2015

Measuring, rating, and comparing the real ear attenuation at threshold of four earplugs

abstract published in 2011

Methods for measuring the real-ear attenuation of hearing protectors ⬇️

book published in 2008

Methods for measuring the real-ear attenuation of hearing protectors ⬇️

book published in 2016

Methods for the measurement of insertion loss of hearing protection devices in continuous or impulsive noise using microphone-in-real-ear or acoustic test fixture procedures ⬇️

book or book chapter published in 2010

Methods of estimating effective a-weighted sound pressure levels when hearing protectors are worn ⬇️

book or book chapter published in 2007

Middle ear muscle contractions in response to non-acoustic stimuli: the role of voluntary motor activity ⬇️

publication published in 2020

Middle-ear muscle contraction measurements reveal no anticipatory activation prior to live rifle fire ⬇️

abstract published in 2020

Middle-ear muscle contractions should not be included in damage-risk criteria ⬇️

abstract published in 2019

NIOSH HPD Well-Fit™: The Future is Fit-Testing ⬇️

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2013

NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Program (superseded) ⬇️

superseded NIOSH program performance one-pager published in 2019

NIOSH Noise: A 50-Year Timeline of Research and Intervention ⬇️

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2022

National Occupational Research Agenda for hearing loss prevention ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in June 2019

National Occupational Research Agenda for hearing loss prevention

conference proceedings item published in May 2019

National occupational research agenda for hearing loss in the manufacturing sector

abstract published in 2010

New metrics needed in the evaluation of hearing hazard associated with industrial noise exposure

journal article published in 2021

New research shows firearms users how to keep their hearing safe ⬇️

journal article published in 2013

New system for monitoring exposure to impulsive noise

conference proceedings item published in 2005

Noise ⬇️

journal article published in 2015

Noise control solutions for indoor firing ranges

journal article published in 2010

Noise dosimeter for monitoring exposure to impulse noise

journal article published in 2005

Noise exposure and control ⬇️

chapter published in 2012

Noise exposure and hearing loss among workers at a hammer forge company

journal article published in 2023

Noise exposure assessment and abatement strategies at an indoor firing range

journal article published in 2003

Noise exposure in combination with ototoxic agents

abstract published in 1998

Noise exposure profiles for small-caliber firearms from 1.5 to 6 meters

abstract published in 2012

Noise mitigation at the Combat Arms Training Facility, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH

abstract published in 2012

Noise-induced hearing loss and its prevention: integration of data from animal models and human clinical trials

journal article published in 2019

Noise-induced hearing loss: translating risk from animal models to real-world environments

journal article published in 2019

Now what do we do with these good numbers?

abstract published in 2000

Outstanding Hearing Conservationist Award ⬇️

newsletter published in 2018

Overview of the papers presented at the International Hearing Protector Fit-Testing Symposium

conference proceedings item published in 2024

Oxidative DNA damage is associated with intense noise exposure in the rat

journal article published in 2002

Performance of sound restoration hearing protection in impulsive noise

abstract published in 2006

Personal attenuation ratings versus derated noise reduction ratings for hearing protection devices

journal article published in 2022

Perspectives on "Efficacy of the U.S. Army policy on hearing conservation programs."

journal article published in 2010

Pervasiveness of early middle ear muscle contractions ⬇️

publication published in 2020

Population-based age adjustment tables for use in occupational hearing conservation programs

journal article published in 2020

Prevención de la exposición ocupacional al plomo y al ruido en campos de tiro cubiertos. Resumen para trabajadores y empleadores ⬇️

NIOSH alert published in 2009

Preventing occupational exposures to lead and noise at indoor firing ranges ⬇️

NIOSH alert published in 2009

Preventing occupational hearing loss - time for a paradigm shift ⬇️

journal article published in 2016

Preventing occupational hearing loss: 50 years of research and recommendations from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

journal article published in 2023

Prevention of noise-induced hearing loss from recreational firearms

journal article published in 2017

Progress on a rating system for hearing protector attenuation

abstract published in 1999

Progress on the US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health hearing loss prevention strategic plan

journal article published in 2015

Protecting hearing from impulsive noise ⬇️

newsletter published in 2015

Psychophysical uncertainty estimates for real ear attenuation at threshold measurements in naïve subjects ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2005

Rating the performance of active noise cancellation devices ⬇️

lay newsletter published in 2017

Reducing employee noise exposure in manufacturing: a review of the 2014 workshop ⬇️

abstract published in 2021

Reducing employee noise exposure in manufacturing: a review of the 2014 workshop

conference proceedings item published in 2021

Reducing hearing protector test time with a minimum audible pressure to field transfer function

abstract published in 1999

Relaxation dynamics of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions perturbed by external tones. III. Response to a single tone at multiple suppression levels

journal article published in 1996

Relaxation dynamics of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions perturbed by external tones: Response to a single tone at multiple suppression levels

abstract published in 1995

Repeatability and reproducibility in hearing protector testing

abstract published in 1996

Results of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency interlaboratory comparison of American National Standards Institute S12.6-1997 methods A and B

journal article published in 2009

Revisiting the NIOSH criteria for a recommended standard: occupational noise exposure

abstract published in 2002

Revisiting the quartic model for early identification of noise-induced hearing loss

abstract published in 2004

Revisiting the quartic model for early identification of noise-induced hearing loss

abstract published in 2002

Revisiting the quartic model for early identification of noise-induced hearing loss ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2005

Room acoustic modeling and auralization at an indoor firing range

journal article published in 2019

Software development for NIOSH hearing protector testing ⬇️

abstract published in 2002

Sound measurement: instrumentation and noise metrics ⬇️

chapter published in 2022

Spectral analysis of hearing protector impulsive insertion loss

journal article published in 2017

Statistical assessment behind a standard on hearing protector field attenuation measurement devices

abstract published in 2011

Stimulus and transducer effects on threshold

conference proceedings item published in 2015

Study of the effect of hearing protectors for military noises based on time-frequency analysis by analytic wavelet transform ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2007

Study shows noisy restaurants pose health risks ⬇️

journal article published in 2022

Susceptibility to the ototoxic properties of toluene is species specific

journal article published in 2002

Temporary threshold shift in ABRs and DPOAEs following noise exposure in Long-Evans rats

abstract published in 2001

The art of hearing conservation

publication published in 2014

The current status of standards for testing electroacoustic hearing protectors

formal presentation published in 2002

The effect of hearing protection on kurtosis ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in June 2019

The effects of training format on earplug performance

journal article published in 2007

The quest for a damage risk criterion for hazardous noise exposure

scientific article published in July 2023

The reduction of gunshot noise and auditory risk through the use of firearm suppressors and low-velocity ammunition

journal article published in 2018

The role of the Chinchilla pinna and ear canal in electrophysiological measures of hearing thresholds

journal article published in 1998

They are your ears: personal protection and personal responsibility

abstract published in 2011

Thoughts on the noise "notch" and the importance of testing 8 kHz ⬇️

newsletter published in 2004

Three Tips for Choosing the Right Hearing Protector ⬇️

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2018

Two case studies for fit testing hearing protector devices

abstract published in 2012

Using Wikipedia to promote acoustics knowledge for the International Year of Sound 2020

conference proceedings item published in 2019

Using impulsive peak insertion loss of hearing protectors with impulsive damage risk criteria

abstract published in 2012

Workplace Hearing Loss ⬇️

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2009

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