HEARING MECHANISMS AND THE EFFECTS OF NOISE ON MAN

The human hearing apparatus has evolved into an efficient mechanism for the reception of airborne sound. Its frequency response is tuned quite precisely to the sound of the human voice. Exposure to prolonged and excessive noise is known to damage and destroy the sensory hair cells in the inner ear causing a permanent and quite characteristic hearing loss. Other direct effects of noise on the human body have not been substantiated by experimental evidence. Physiological changes may occur but the effects of these on the body are not fully understood. Work performance may be degraded depending on the task and the character of the noise. Hearing loss from noise is an entirely preventable occupational disease.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • West Coast International Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia, August 8-11, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • Gannon, R P
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash exposure; Hearing loss; Noise; Physiological aspects; Protection
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure
• Subject Areas: Environment; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381879
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 831194, HS-035 939
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM