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Abstract
From 203 cases of low-frequency complaints a random selection of twenty-one previously unsolved cases were investigated. The main aim of the investigation was to answer the question whether the annoyance is caused by an external physical sound or by a physically non-existing sound, i.e. low-frequency tinnitus. Noise recordings were made in the homes of the complainants, and the complainants were exposed to these in blind test listening experiments. Furthermore, the low-frequency hearing function of the complainants was investigated, and characteristics of the annoying sound was matched. The results showed that some of the complainants are annoyed by a physical sound (20-180 Hz), while others suffer from low-frequency tinnitus (perceived frequency 40-100 Hz). Physical sound at frequencies below 20 Hz (infrasound) is not responsible for the annoyance - or at all audible - in any of the investigated cases, and none of the complainants has extraordinary hearing sensitivity at low frequencies. For comparable cases of low-frequency noise complaints in general, it is anticipated that physical sound is responsible in a substantial part of the cases, while lowfrequency tinnitus is responsible in another substantial part of the cases.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of Acoustics '08 |
Publisher | Société Francaise d'Acoustique |
Publication date | 2008 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-2-9521105-4-9 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Event | Acoustics '08 - Paris, France Duration: 29 Jun 2008 → 4 Jul 2008 |
Conference
Conference | Acoustics '08 |
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Country/Territory | France |
City | Paris |
Period | 29/06/2008 → 04/07/2008 |
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Annoyance of low frequency noise
Møller, H., Celik, E., Persson-Waye, K. & Pedersen, C. S.
19/05/2010 → 31/12/2017
Project: Research
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Explanations of annoyance from low frequency noise at very low levels
Pedersen, C. S., Persson-Waye, K. & Møller, H.
31/12/2008 → 31/12/2008
Project: Research