Noise and Performance: Research in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Newly Independent States

Belojević, Goran

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“…Worldwide, industries with high numbers of noise-exposed workers (and high rates of NIHL in workers) include agriculture, mining, construction, manufacturing, utilities, and transportation (Dasgupta et al, 2009; Kim, 2010; Kim et al, 2011; Vigeh et al, 2011; Chung et al, 2012; Kelly et al, 2012; Masilamani et al, 2012; Pingle, 2012; Singh et al, 2012; Belojevic, 2013; Cruz et al, 2013; Pawlaczyk-Luszczynska et al, 2013). Although NIHL secondary to occupational noise is a known issue, within this NHANES cohort, there was not a statistically significant relationship between reported occupational noise (here defined as working in noise loud enough to need to raise voice to hear for at least 3 months) and hearing status.…”

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Associations between dietary quality, noise, and hearing: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2002

Spankovich

Prell

2014

International Journal of Audiology

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Associations between dietary quality, noise, and hearing: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2002

Spankovich

Prell

2014

International Journal of Audiology

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“…While a multitude of studies exist on the acute and chronic effects of traffic noise on children's cognitive performance (cp. [ 1 2 ] for reviews), little evidence is available of its effects on adults (e.g. [ 3 4 5 6 ]).…”

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The impact of road traffic noise on cognitive performance in attention-based tasks depends on noise level even within moderate-level ranges

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Little empirical evidence is available regarding the effects of road traffic noise on cognitive performance in adults, although traffic noise can be heard at many offices and home office workplaces. Our study tested the impact of road traffic noise at different levels (50 dB(A), 60 dB(A), 70 dB(A)) on performance in three tasks that differed with respect to their dependency on attentional and storage functions, as follows: The Stroop task, in which performance relied predominantly on attentional functions (e.g., inhibition of automated responses; Experiment 1: n = 24); a non-automated multistage mental arithmetic task calling for both attentional and storage functions (Exp. 2: n = 18); and verbal serial recall, which placed a burden predominantly on storage functions (Experiment 3: n = 18). Better performance was observed during moderate road traffic noise at 50 dB(A) compared to loud traffic noise at 70 dB(A) in attention-based tasks (Experiments 1-2). This contrasted with the effects of irrelevant speech (60 dB(A)), which was included in the experiments as a well-explored and common noise source in office settings. A disturbance impact of background speech was only given in the two tasks that called for storage functions (Experiments 2-3). In addition to the performance data, subjective annoyance ratings were collected. Consistent with the level effect of road traffic noise found in the performance data, a moderate road traffic noise at 50 dB(A) was perceived as significantly less annoying than a loud road traffic noise at 70 dB(A), which was found, however, independently of the task at hand. Furthermore, the background sound condition with the highest detrimental performance effect in a task was also rated as most annoying in this task, i.e., traffic noise at 70 dB(A) in the Stroop task, and background speech in the mental arithmetic and serial recall tasks.

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“…In addition to damaging the hearing organ, as a stressor, noise can contribute to the development of adverse health effects (e.g., hypertension, coronary heart disease), can impair cognitive performance, cause distraction, hinder work, and reduce staff performance. [ 1 2 3 ] According to the ISO/TS 15666[ 4 ] definition, annoyance being a consequence of noise is an individual, adverse reaction of a person causing dissatisfaction, anxiety, irritation, or disturbance. The World Health Organization associates noise annoyance with an adverse effect on health and defines it as the experiencing of many different reactions such as anger, disappointment, dissatisfaction, withdrawal, helplessness, depression, fears, distraction, or fatigue.…”

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Effects of Tonal Noise on Workers’ Annoyance and Performance

Radosz

2021

Noise and Health

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Objective: Numerous references indicate that the subjectively assessed tonal noise annoyance is higher than that of broadband noise. There are no criteria for the impact of tonal noise in assessing the occupational environment for both indoor areas and workplaces. Materials and Methods: The study participants included 50 people who met the audiometric qualification criteria. The research method employed both a questionnaire survey and computer psychological tests checking work performance, attention level, and memory. Four types of generated test signals were developed (filtered noise − A and three signals with tonal components 125, 1600, and 8000 Hz − B, C, and D) at the same sound level A of 55 dB. Test signals C and D were assessed as causing the greatest annoyance and as the loudest. Results: The results of some tests and the assessment of annoyance and of the volume of test signals containing medium and high frequency tonal components were correlated with the participants’ noise sensitivity, determined on the basis of a questionnaire. Although there are no statistically significant differences, it was observed in most cases for signals with C (1600 Hz) and D (8000 Hz) tonal components that the results (mean values or median values) of psychological tests deteriorated with respect to a noise signal without tonal components (A) − a smaller number of calculations, a smaller number of correct responses, more errors made. Conclusion: These results, combined with those of the questionnaire survey, justify the introduction of the tonality annoyance criterion for workstations where, among other things, focusing one’s attention is required.

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Noise and Performance: Research in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Newly Independent States

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

Associations between dietary quality, noise, and hearing: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2002

Associations between dietary quality, noise, and hearing: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2002

The impact of road traffic noise on cognitive performance in attention-based tasks depends on noise level even within moderate-level ranges

Effects of Tonal Noise on Workers’ Annoyance and Performance

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