LT Joel Bealer
In 2002, the Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System Data Repository (DOEHRS DR) came online. Hundreds of thousands of audiometric records have been uploaded to the DOEHRS-DR, providing unique access for objective analysis of hearing loss trends throughout the Department of Defense. This access enables a comprehensive look at these trends on an unparalleled scale. The DOEHRS-DR offers canned reports on rates of significant threshold shift (STS) in a variety of areas. Because of these reports, the Department of Defense can now evaluate and trend STS data not only at the corporate level, but also at the command level, by job occupation, and by paygrade. This presentation will focus on these areas to provide insight into the status of hearing loss for the military and how to utilize the information to provide focal points for intervention.