Noise impacts from professional dog grooming forced-Air dryers

P. M. Scheifele; M. T. Johnson; D. C. Byrne; J. G. Clark; Ashley Vandlik; L. W. Kretschmer; K. E. Sonstrom

doi:10.4103/1463-1741.102958

Noise impacts from professional dog grooming forced-Air dryers

P. M. Scheifele, M. T. Johnson, D. C. Byrne, J. G. Clark, Ashley Vandlik, L. W. Kretschmer, K. E. Sonstrom

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This study was designed to measure the sound output of four commonly used brands of forced-Air dryers used by dog groomers in the United States. Many dog groomers have questions about the effect of this exposure on their hearing, as well as on the hearing of the dogs that are being groomed. Readings taken from each dryer at 1 meter (the likely distance of the dryer from the groomer and the dog) showed average levels ranging from 105.5 to 108.3 dB SPL or 94.8 to 108.0 dBA. Using the 90 dBA criterion required by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, dog groomers/bathers are at risk if exposure to the lowest intensity dryer (94.8 dBA) exceeds 4 hours per day. If the more stringent 85 dBA criterion and 3 dB tradeoff is applied, less than one hour of exposure is permissible in an 8 hour day. Cautions are recommended for any persons exposed to noise from forced-Air dryers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	224-226
Number of pages	3
Journal	Noise and Health
Volume	14
Issue number	60
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/1463-1741.102958
State	Published - Sep 2012

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Dryer noise
Hearing protection
Service occupations

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