Model for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Using Support Vector Machine

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• Personal Author:
  Hamernik RP ; Liu-White X ; Qiu W ; Ye J
• Description:
  Contemporary noise standards are based on the assumption that an energy metric such as the equivalent noise level is sufficient for estimating the potential of a noise stimulus to cause noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Available data, from laboratory-based experiments indicate that while an energy metric may be necessary, it is not sufficient for the prediction of NIHL. A support vector machine(SVM)NIHL prediction model was constructed, based on a 550-subject (noise-exposed chinchillas) database. Training of the model used data from 367 noise-exposed subjects. The model was tested using the remaining 183 subjects. Input variables for the model included acoustic, audiometric, and biological variables, while output variables were PTS and cell loss. The results show that an energy parameter is not sufficient to predict NIHL, especially in complex noise environments. With the kurtosis and other noise and biological parameters included as additional inputs, the performance of SVM prediction model was significantly improved. The SVM prediction model has the potential to reliably predict noiseinduced hearing loss. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Environmental Monitoring Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Laboratories Noise Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Animal-studies Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Hearing-impairment Hearing-loss Laboratory-animals Models Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss
• ISSN:
  0001-4966
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  118
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034176
• Citation:
  J Acoust Soc Am 2005 Sep; 118(3)(Pt 2):1896
• Contact Point Address:
  Wei Qiu, PhD, Auditory Research Laboratory, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, New York, 12901
• Email:
  qiuw@plattsburgh.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Hearing Loss
• Performing Organization:
  Plattsburgh State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  2
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
• End Date:
  20060831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:40207297e9b9c1528714ba3a7ec07ff344f1d5c43c591e581858e18d2f8ef6667df80ebecca165143289184826a2c59cda4ca7bf3705291daebc25950e0d87a9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189512/cdc_189512_DS1.pdf
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