Comparison of user volume control settings for portable music players with three earphone configurations in quiet and noisy environments

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 182-191

  Henry, Paula ^a   Foots, Ashley ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Music; Noise; Portable media players; Preferred listening levels; Recreational noise exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSIC; NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MP3-PLAYER; MUSIC; NOISE; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858968537     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.23.3.5     Document Type: Article

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