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The handbook of hearing and the effects of noise : physiology, psychology, and public health
- Title
- The handbook of hearing and the effects of noise : physiology, psychology, and public health / Karl D. Kryter.
- Author
- Kryter, Karl D.
- Publication
- San Diego : Academic Press, ©1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QP82.2.N6 K798 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 673 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- This volume is a comprehensive source of information on the fundamentals of hearing and sound physics. Using research from 1980 onward, this book is a critical review of past and up-to-date research findings and concepts on the effects of noise on people it focuses on the psychological and physiological affects of noise on hearing and performance. This text elucidates the interrelations of the acoustical, physiological, psychological, and sociological factors that are involved in making noise a problem to individuals and societies. Also discussed are hearing loss, speech communications, annoyance, and health effects criteria for the limitation of exposures to noise in living and work areas.
- Subject
- Noise > Physiological effect
- Hearing
- Deafness, Noise induced
- Noise pollution
- Environmental health
- Noise > adverse effects
- Hearing > physiology
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
- Environmental Health
- noise pollution
- Environmental health
- Deafness, Noise induced
- Hearing
- Noise > Physiological effect
- Noise pollution
- Hören
- Lautwahrnehmung
- Lärm
- Physiologische Psychologie
- Gehoorstoornissen
- Lawaai
- Geluidshinder
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Definitions and Measurement of Noise and Sound -- 2. Structures and Functions of the Ear -- 3. Auditory Sensations and Perceptions -- 4. Normal Hearing, Sociocusis, Nosocusis, and Hearing Loss from Industrial Noise -- 5. Derivation of a General Theory and Procedure for Predicting Hearing Loss from Exposure to Sound -- 6. Speech Intelligibility in Quiet and in Noise -- 7. The Assessment of Hearing Handicap and Damage Risk from Noise -- 8. Mental and Psychomotor Task Performance in Noise -- 9. Nonauditory System Responses to Sound and Noise and Relations to Health -- 10. Community Reactions to Environmental Noise.
- ISBN
- 0124274552
- 9780124274556
- LCCN
- 94010465
- OCLC
- ocm30109835
- 30109835
- SCSB-2038879
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library