About the Authors
- Andrew D. Brown
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* E-mail: Andrew.D.Brown@ucdenver.edu
Affiliation Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Brianne T. Beemer
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Affiliation Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
- Nathaniel T. Greene
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Affiliation Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Theodore Argo IV
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Affiliation Applied Research Associates, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, United States of America
- G. Douglas Meegan
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Affiliation Applied Research Associates, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, United States of America
- Daniel J. Tollin
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Affiliation Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interests: Authors TA and GDM are employed by Applied Research Associates, Inc., and were involved in the development of two of the hearing protection devices (ShotShields, Hybrid) tested in the present study. Both authors were involved in the design of experiments and writing of the manuscript; neither contributed to data collection or analysis. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ADB DJT NTG TA GDM. Performed the experiments: BTB ADB NTG. Analyzed the data: ADB NTG DJT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ADB NTG DJT. Wrote the paper: ADB BTB NTG TA GDM DJT.