NOISE SENSITIVITY AND ANNOYANCE CAUSED BY TRAFFIC NOISE IN PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED HEARING

Annoyance and changes in mood caused by road traffic noise were studied in persons with impaired hearing. General sensitivity to noise and the discomfort threshold was also measured. Groups with different degrees of hearing ability were exposed to 45db(a) and 55db(a) traffic noise in a laboratory when performing four everyday activities. The major finding in the study waas a higher rating of annoyance among men with noise-induced hearing loss compared to men with normal hearing in the activities in which noise interfered with speech. Men with noise-induced hearing loss also showed a higher sensitivity to noise compared to men with normal hearing. Changes in mood were found after traffic noise exposure when all subjects were taken as one sample, but no differences were found between the groups. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Peterson, Y
  • Aniansson, G
• Publication Date: 1988-12-22

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 543-548
• Serial:
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Volume: 127
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-460X
  • EISSN: 1095-8568
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0022460X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Hearings; Sound level; Speech; Traffic noise
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9098: Communication; 2081: Hearing; 6747: Sound level; 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493238
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM