| Document ID (ISN) | 66850 |
| CIS number |
96-981 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-2444 - Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
G 7503 F
|
| Author(s) |
Hesse J.M., Irle H., Strasser H. |
| Title |
Experimental study of hearing damage by impulse noise |
| Original title |
Laborexperimentelle Untersuchung zur Gehörschädlichkeit von Impulsschall [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1994, Vol.48, No.4, p.237-244. Illus. 35 ref. |
| Abstract |
Ten volunteers aged 23 to 43 years were exposed to six noise events, the energy of which was equivalent to 8h exposure to 85dB(A). They were exposed to 94dB(A) for 1h and to 113dB(A) for 45s. In the following four exposures the 113dB(A) were split up into 180 impulses each lasting 250ms, 450 impulses of 100ms each, 1,800 impulses of 25ms each, and 9,000 impulses of 5ms each. The temporary threshold shift measured 2min after noise exposure was terminated (TTS2) and the required recovery time were significantly better after exposure to 113dB(A) for 45ms than after exposure to 94dB(A) for 1h. TTS2 and recovery time worsened significantly, however, with an increasing number of impulses of decreasing duration. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
impulse noise; temporary threshold shift; metalworking industry; forging hammers; hearing disorders; forging |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
recurrent noise; experimental determination; human experiments |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations
Noise
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
Metalworking industry
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