Physiological cost of energy-equivalent noise exposures with a rating level of 85 dB(A): Hearing threshold shifts associated with energetically negligible continuous and impulse noise

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 451-463

  Irle, Hartmut ^a   Hesse, Johannes M ^a   Strasser, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy equivalence principle; Hearing risk factor (HRF); Integrated restitution temporary threshold shift (IRTTS); Noise rating level; Temporary threshold shift (TTS) and restitution time (t(0 dB))

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; AUDITION; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ENERGY EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE; HEARING RISK FACTOR (HRF); INTEGRATED RESTITUTION TEMPORARY THRESHOLD SHIFT (IRTTS); NOISE RATING LEVEL;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MEASUREMENT; NOISE REDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUND INTENSITY; WHITE NOISE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032104749     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00082-0     Document Type: Article

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