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DTIC ADA065000: The Landing Signal Officer: Auditory Aspects,

Landing signal officers (LSOs), exposed to high noise levels in the execution of their duties during carrier qualifications, do not routinely wear any hearing protective device. Noise measurements and noise exposure data are needed in order to determine whether such exposures can, over time, produce significant noise-induced hearing loss. Noise measurement data and noise exposure data obtained during carrier qualifications on board the USS Lexington (AVT-16) and the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) confirm a potential damage risk to hearing. The wearing of hearing protective devices is presently the only reasonable way to control the LSO's exposure to noise.

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