| Document ID (ISN) | 19790 |
| CIS number |
72-2715 |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Gasaway D.C., Sutherland H.C. |
| Title |
Comparison of A-weighted auditory risk criteria with octave-band estimates |
| Bibliographic information |
Report SAM-TR-71-19, School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas 78235, USA, July 1971. 14p. Illus. 30 ref. |
| Abstract |
This report compares various criteria based on A-weighted sound levels with the critical limits based on octave-band data as proposed by CHABA. The spectral noise distribution influences the degree of auditory risk associated with single dBA values, and current dBA hearing damage criteria yield widely different estimates of auditory risk and must therefore be used and interpreted with extreme caution. The differences between various criteria emphasise the need to perform auditory monitoring of personnel exposed to potentially hazardous noise, since audiometry provides the only method by which hearing loss due to noise can be correctly identified. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hearing damage risk criteria; determination of exposure limits; deafness; noise |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; loudness; audiometric tests; noise measurement; sound spectrum analysis; hearing loss |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
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