scholarly journals Assessment of the attenuation provided by hearing protectors at high sound levels using reaction time and loudness estimation procedures

1981 ◽  
Vol 70 (S1) ◽  
pp. S106-S106
Author(s):  
Larry E. Humes
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Hearing Protectors ◽  
Estimation Procedures ◽  
High Sound

scholarly journals Automotive traffic noise and urban public spaces

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (72) ◽  
Author(s):  
Greicikelly Gaburro Paneto ◽  
Cristina Engel de Alvarez ◽  
Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Sound Pressure Levels ◽  
High Sound

In contemporary cities, and usually without realizing it, the population has been exposed to high sound pressure levels, which besides causing discomfort, can lead to health problems. Considering that a large part of this noise comes from emission from motor vehicles, this research aims to evaluate the sound behavior in sound environments configured by voids in the urban fabric, in order to identify whether open spaces can act as attenuators of sound levels. To obtain the expected results, the methodology used was structured from a review of the state-of-the-art and computer simulations relating the variables that influence the formation of urban space and sound emission and propagation, taking as a case study an urban portion of the municipality of Vitória/ES. In parallel, questionnaires were applied to evaluate the user's perception of their exposure. The measurement results indicated that the sound pressure levels caused by traffic noise are above the limit tolerated limit by the NBR norm 10151:2000 for the daytime period. In turn, the results obtained from the population indicated that there is little perception of noise by the users of the spaces surveyed.

Exposure to industrial noise: impacts on cognitive performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (4) ◽  
pp. 2590-2600
Author(s):  
Luiz Henrique Mesa Casa Pereira ◽  
Björn Knöfel ◽  
Jan Troge ◽  
Welf-Guntram Drossel ◽  
Marcel Klein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Noise Analysis ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Noise Sources ◽  
Industrial Noise ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Office Environments ◽  
High Sound ◽  
High Frequency Content

Research on the relation between exposure to noise and cognitive performance inside industrial environments is not as broad as on office environments. For a better understanding of the specific industrial noise problems, participants performed arithmetic tests inside a hemi anechoic room while they were exposed to sounds of five typical industrial noise sources. The subjects also classified how annoying they perceived the noise signals. The effect of noise on the arithmetic test's performance was larger on accuracy than on velocity, which was verified using a Student t-test. Spectral-temporal characteristics - especially high frequency content and strong low frequency modulation - appear to relate better with lower performance on the test than high sound levels. Subjects that evaluated noise as more annoying performed worse in a final arithmetic test (under silence) after being exposed to the noises, indicating a possible cumulative effect of noise on performance. The findings provide a better insight in the cognitive behavior of people who are exposed to industrial noise. Hence, the study will proceed with the specific noise analysis of single industrial workplaces.

Phase locking to complex stimuli at high sound levels and in noise‐damaged ears

1996 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 2626-2626
Author(s):  
Eric D. Young ◽  
Roger L. Miller ◽  
Jeff C. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Phase Locking ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Complex Stimuli ◽  
High Sound

Relation between Reaction Time and Loudness

1984 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry E. Humes ◽  
Jayne B. Ahlstrom
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Growth Function ◽  
Reaction Time Data ◽  
Intensity Function ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Loudness Growth

The loudness of one-third octave bands of noise centered at either 1, 2, or 4 kHz was measured in 10 normal-hearing young adults for sound levels of 50–90 dB SPL. Reaction times (RT) in response to these same stimuli were also measured in the same subjects. A moderate-to-strong correspondence was observed between the slopes for functions depicting the growth of loudness with sound level and comparable slopes for the reaction-time data. The correlation between slopes for the RT-intensity function and the loudness-growth function was comparable in magnitude to the test,retest correlation for the loudness-growth function except at 1 kHz.

Intensity–time tradeoff for constant hearing loss with high sound levels

1988 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-211
Author(s):  
Gunnhild Oftedal ◽  
Mary Ellen Nivison ◽  
Zheng Jinze
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Time Tradeoff ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
High Sound
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