Anatomical Effects of Impact Noise

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• Personal Author:
  Campo P ; Henderson D ; Spongr V ; Subramaniam M
• Description:
  Four groups of binaural chinchillas were exposed to impact noise (B-duration = 200 ms) ranging from 119 dB to 137 dB peak equivalent SPL at repetition rates of 1/s or 4/s. The duration of exposure was adjusted so that each exposure consisted of equal acoustic energy. Animals were then sacrificed immediately, 24 h or 30 days after the exposure and their cochlcas subjected to scanning electron microscopy. For exposures of 119 dB or greater, there appeared to be direct mechanical damage, including large clefts between the third row of outer hair cells and Deiters' cells and fracture of tight cell junctions at the reticular lamina. There was also a progressive increase in cochlear damage over the 30 days of recovery. The patterns of cochlear pathology are compared with hearing losses and cochleograms of chinchillas previously subjected to similar exposures and with results of studies using higher level impulse noise. The results are discussed in terms of 'critical level' for impact and impulse noise. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Animal Studies Author Keywords: Impact Noise Cochlear Pathology Ear Disorders Hearing Loss Impact Noise Noise Exposure Noise Induced Hearing Loss Physiological Effects
• ISSN:
  0378-5955
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  101-117
• Volume:
  76
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060004
• Citation:
  Hear Res 1994 Jun; 76(1-2):101-117
• Contact Point Address:
  Donald Henderson, Hearing Research Laboratories Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences 215, Parker Hall, Slate University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19800701
• Source Full Name:
  Hearing Research
• End Date:
  19970331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e3a814dfedada32f7f5c25bcebd70458cf2a542e986a888aecc22ad86c5dd7916d6bd0da7c21c5fcb2ea17f8c26b5672d3e299dca82de00fba3ac032e99e6983
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224047/cdc_224047_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.64 MB ]