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Why no earplugs? • On PDT. • Inexperience (undeveloped communication/ equipment skills) • Urban myth (blank rounds are quieter). • Cultural norms. • A more resilient population than the average. • Peer influence (the resilient leading). • Availability of a choice of earplugs.
Why no earplugs? • On Combat Operations: • Need for situational awareness to survive enemy contact. Loss of directional information • Unfamiliarity and lack of training with new HP. • Compatibility of HP with comms/ the environment/ length of patrol.
Page 1 and 2: Are RAF Regiment Gunners Sustaining
Page 3 and 4: The Aim • To audit the occupation
Page 5 and 6: RAF Regiment Operational Tempo. •
Page 7 and 8: What noise exposure on PDT/ ops?
Page 9: Hearing protection and surveillance
Page 13 and 14: Referrals to OM for NIHL • Regime
Page 15 and 16: Participants. • 51 Field Sqn retu
Page 17 and 18: Determining Hearing Loss. • Adjus
Page 19 and 20: Testing for the effect of confoundi
Page 21 and 22: Testing for a difference in hearing
Page 23 and 24: Where Noise Exposure Occurred • O
Page 25 and 26: Auditing the frequency of hearing s
Page 27 and 28: Conclusions and recommendations:
Page 29 and 30: Mastiff IED strike. Op Herrick May

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