Health Services

Fort Polk Army Hearing Program

Mission

The Army Hearing Program (AHP) promotes Army readiness, operational effectiveness, and reduces incidence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) across the Fort Polk installation.

Population Served

Service Members and Department of Defense (DOD) Civilians enrolled in the hearing conservation program.

Scope

  • Identify early changes in hearing and provide education, individual counseling, and hearing protection to prevent damage to hearing.
  • Provides information on hearing, hearing loss prevention, hearing protection, Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System-Hearing Conservation (DOEHRS-HC), hearing monitoring, and reducing noise hazards.

Programs and Services

All Soldiers and noise-exposed personnel require: (per DODI 6055.12, AR 40-5 & DA PAM 40-501)
  • Annual hearing exam
  • Annual fit/check/replacement of preformed earplugs- Earplug with carrying case.
  • Annual hearing conservation educational briefing

For information regarding hearing technician certification courses (in-person or hybrid), hearing program officer (HPO) training, or unit hearing education briefings, please call 726-780-1148.

Hearing Readiness

Audiometric monitoring and annual hearing readiness appointments ensure Soldiers and DoD civilians have the required hearing capability to perform their job-specific duties, as well as the appropriate and properly fitted hearing protection devices.
For annual hearing tests required for MEDPROS, please call 726-780-1148.

Clinical Hearing Services

Determine auditory fitness-for-duty by determining the degree and cause of hearing loss and measuring a Soldier’s hearing ability against a performance or medical standard. The requirement for further clinical hearing services with a Provider for service-members and noise-exposed DoD civilians is determined at the time of the annual. For clinical hearing services not related to readiness or the hearing conservation program please visit the Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital Audiology Clinic

Contact Us

Location

8099 Georgia Avenue, BLDG 3508
Fort Polk, La., 71459

Hours

0800-1600 Monday-Friday
Closed 1200-1300 for lunch

Walk-in and booked appointments available
Call the front desk at 726-780-1148 to schedule an appointment.

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