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NIOSH investigators found a potential for excessive noise exposure with the dictation equipment in hospital transcription, mainly when the volume was turned to its maximum.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“a potential for excessive noise exposure exists with the dictation equipment”
Headset Noise Experienced by Medical Transcriptionists, C. A. Kardous and R. L. Tubbs, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006, Findings.
Open the original- What it measures
- NIOSH investigated transcriptionists' complaints about headset noise in a hospital setting and measured the sound reaching their headsets.
- What it does not show
- This is about the sound level in the listener's ears, not dictation accuracy. The finding applies to the equipment NIOSH tested in 2006.
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