A comparison of the effects of continuous, intermittent, and impulse noise.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Ward WD
• Description:
  The problems of relating noise exposure to changes in auditory thresholds are discussed. The threshold shift may be brought about by factors other than noise, and noise exposure is difficult to define. Permanent threshold shifts from any noise source are extremely difficult to study, and most work has been done on temporary shifts, with the presumption that the two are related. The recovery from temporary threshold shifts resulting from continuous and intermittent noise of different levels are discussed. The variables frequency, decibels and time all affect this process. The present standard for noise exposure of eight hours at 90 decibels A with a five decibel (per halving exposure time) trading relation should be retained. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ear Environment Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Grant; Noise-induced-hearing-loss; Hearing-disorders; Ear-disorders; Hearing-threshold; Sound-levels; Continuous-noise; Sensory-thresholds; Safety-standards; Environment; Noise-control
• ISBN:
  9780890040126
• Publisher:
  Raven Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  407-419
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00071230
• Citation:
  Effects of Noise on Hearing. Henderson D, Hamernik RP, Dosanjh DS, Mills JH, eds., New York: Raven Press 1976 Jan; :407-419
• Contact Point Address:
  Otolaryngology U of Minnesota Box 461 Mayo Minneapolis, Minn 55455
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Hearing Loss
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19710401
• Source Full Name:
  Raven Press, New York, New York
• End Date:
  19801231
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242064/cdc_242064_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]