U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Murphy, an audiologist and U.S. Army liaison at Hearing Center of Excellence, demonstrates a type of fit-test equipment used to measure the amount of noise reduction a person is getting from their specific hearing protector. A new Department of Defense policy will soon require fit testing for service members and civilians enrolled in a hearing conservation program who have high noise exposures, and those who have sustained hearing loss. (Photo: Larine Barr, MHS Communications)
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Last Updated: February 01, 2023