| Document ID (ISN) | 29846 |
| CIS number |
78-1288 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0300-3329 - Sicherheitsingenieur |
| Year |
1977 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Endruweit G., Hach K. |
| Title |
Does wearing earmuffs in noisy workplaces give rise to additional communication difficulties? |
| Original title |
Stören Gehörschutzkapseln in Lärmbereichen die Kommunikation noch zusätzlich? [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1977, Vol.8, No.9, p.22-25. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Description of laboratory tests to ascertain whether complaints concerning interference with speech intelligibility due to wearing earmuffs were justified. The tests consisted in recording the reaction to verbal instructions given to 24 persons exposed to a noise level of 90dB(A) with and without earmuff protection. The results showed that there were more errors in understanding when earmuffs were not worn than when they were. Conclusions: hearing is better (although different) with hearing protection, but a period of adaptation is required. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
noise; earmuffs; speech interference |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hearing protection; speech intelligibility; human experiments |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
Hearing protection
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