Abstract
Temporary changes in hearing of the subjects were monitored with distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) after control sound exposures in a laboratory. The objectives of the experiment was to investigate whether the +5 dB penalty for impulsiveness used in international standards and legislation correlates to a higher risk of hearing damage. Subjects were exposed to two types of binaural recordings consisting of a continuous broad-band noise-exposure normalized to LEX,8h = 80 dBA and the interaction of the previous stimulus with a noise of impulsive character normalized to LEX,8h = 75 + 5dB penalty = 80 dBA. The results shown that the effects on DPOAE levels from the two stimuli could be compared in terms of their total acoustic energy.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of Acoustics 2012 Hong Kong |
Publisher | The Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics (HKIOA) |
Publication date | 2012 |
Pages | 383-383 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Event | Acoustics 2012 Hong Kong - Hong Kong, China Duration: 13 May 2012 → 18 May 2012 |
Conference
Conference | Acoustics 2012 Hong Kong |
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Country/Territory | China |
City | Hong Kong |
Period | 13/05/2012 → 18/05/2012 |
Bibliographical note
Session 5pNSd. Noise, ASA Committee on Standards, Psychological and Physiological Acoustics, and Animal Bioacoustics: Impulsive Noise Exposure Metrics: Development and ValidationPaper 5pNSd2.