The objective-subjective assessment of noise: Young adults can estimate loudness of events and lifestyle noise

Beach, Elizabeth Francis; Williams, Warwick; Gilliver, Megan

doi:10.3109/14992027.2012.658971

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“…Second, the estimation of leisure noise exposure might be affected by measurement errors, that is, the self-reported time of attendance to several leisure activities might be imprecise and no actual loudness measurements were performed to calculate the A-weighted equivalent levels. However, previous research showed that subjects can make a reasonable estimate of the loudness of activities they participated in,[51] which makes it possible to detect the activities with the highest risk of excessive noise levels. Third, TEOAEs and DPOAEs were evaluated in terms of their presence/absence, which might be insufficient to reveal significant relations.…”

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Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Leisure Noise-Induced Hearing Damage in Flemish Young Adults

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Context:Young people regularly expose themselves to leisure noise and are at risk for acquiring hearing damage.Aims:The objective of this study was to compare young adults’ hearing status in relation to sociodemographic variables, leisure noise exposure and attitudes and beliefs towards noise.Settings and Design:A self-administered questionnaire regarding hearing, the amount of leisure noise exposure and attitudes towards noise and hearing protection as well as an audiological test battery were completed. Five hundred and seventeen subjects between 18 and 30 years were included.Subject and Methods:Hearing was evaluated using conventional audiometry, transient evoked and distortion product otoacoustic emissions. On the basis of their hearing status, participants were categorised into normal hearing, sub-clinical or clinical hearing loss.Statistical Analysis Used:Independent samples t-tests, chi-square tests and multiple regression models were used to evaluate the relation between groups based on hearing status, sociodemographics, leisure noise and attitudes towards noise.Results:Age was significantly related to hearing status. Although, the subjects in this study frequently participated in leisure activities, no significant associations between leisure noise exposure and hearing status could be detected. No relation with subjects’ attitudes or the use of hearing protection devices was found.Conclusions:This study could not demonstrate clinically significant leisure noise-induced hearing damage, which may lead to more non-protective behaviour. However, the effects of leisure noise may become noticeable over a long-term use since age was found to be related with sub-clinical hearing loss. Longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate the long-term effects of noise exposure.

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Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Leisure Noise-Induced Hearing Damage in Flemish Young Adults

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“…Since noise is self‐reported, it is impossible to determine the degree to which it approximates objective levels of noise or idiosyncratic noise sensitivity. However, it should also be noted that studies have shown a strong association between self‐rated noise and objective measures of noise (Beach et al ). Another potential limitation of the data is that since self‐rated noise is undifferentiated, the variable captures both indoor and outdoor noise, and thus it is impossible to estimate the proportion that is attributable to land use exposure out of the total noise experienced.…”

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The impact of urban land uses on sleep duration and sleep problems

Chum

O’Campo

Matheson

2015

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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Urban densification and mixed‐use development may have unintended consequences and should be informed by research that anticipates their varied outcomes. The purpose of this study is to understand the association between sleep duration/problems and different land use types (commercial, residential, industrial, green space), and to further explore the role of traffic and noise as potential mechanisms for how land use can impact sleep. Using multilevel logistic and multinomial logistic regressions, we analyzed the association between land use and sleep duration/problems for a cross‐sectional sample of 2411 participants across 443 dissemination areas in Toronto, Canada. We found positive associations between sleep problems/duration and commercial density, residential density, and industrial land use. However, these associations were fully attenuated once we controlled for traffic levels and self‐rated noise, which suggests that land use was associated with elevated levels of noise and traffic, which in turn negatively impacted sleep. Density of green space was not independently associated with sleep duration/problems. Given the importance of noise and traffic as mediators between land use and sleep duration/problems, further research should evaluate whether site‐planning and architectural solutions to reduce exterior noise and exposure to traffic can ameliorate these potentially negative effects of certain land uses. Les effets de l'occupation du sol en milieu urbain sur la durée et les troubles du sommeil La densification urbaine et les projets d'aménagement à usage mixte ont parfois des conséquences imprévues et devraient être éclairés par des recherches fondées sur leurs multiples effets. Cette étude vise à faire la lumière sur l'association entre la durée/les troubles du sommeil et les différents types d'occupation du sol (commercial, résidentiel, industriel, espace vert), et d'examiner plus en détail le rôle de la circulation et du bruit comme mécanisme par lequel l'occupation du sol peut influencer le sommeil. À l'aide de modèles de régression logistique multiniveau et multinomiale, une analyse a été menée sur l'association entre l'occupation du sol et la durée/les troubles du sommeil à partir d'un échantillon transversal de 2 411 participants qui résident dans 443 aires de diffusion à Toronto, Canada. Des associations positives ont été trouvées entre la durée/les troubles du sommeil et la densité commerciale, la densité résidentielle, et l'occupation du sol à des fins industrielles. Cependant, ces associations sont remises en cause quand les effets des niveaux de trafic et du bruit autoévalué ont été contrôlés, ce qui semble indiquer qu'une association existe entre l'occupation du sol et les niveaux élevés de bruit et de trafic, lesquels ont à leur tour un impact négatif sur le sommeil. La densité de l'espace vert n'est pas associée de manière indépendante avec la durée/les troubles du sommeil. Compte tenu de l'importance du bruit et de la circulation en tant qu'intermédiaires entre l'occupation du sol et la ...

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“…El uso de datos autoinformados en diferentes actividades y situaciones de la vida cotidiana podría contener sesgos de exageración o de memoria selectiva. Sin embargo, hay estudios 35,36 que demuestran que las personas pueden hacer una estimación razonable de la intensidad de los eventos y nivel general de ruido que experimentan, al existir una correlación significativa entre las estimaciones subjetivas del individuo sobre su exposición general al ruido (mediante cuestionarios) y la exposición media diaria real al ruido (medida objetivamente a través de dosimetría). En todo caso, se demandan cuestionarios adaptados y validados para la población trabajadora que midan intensidad y tiempo de exposición a fuentes de ruido de la vida cotidiana.…”

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Sistema de auriculares en teleoperadores: estudio en una central de llamadas del sur de España

Muñoz¹,

López²,

Sánchez³

2019

Med. segur. trab.

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Introduction: The Call Center Phone Operator is subject to environmental noise and to the headphones volume sound with possible hearing loss effects. Objectives: The main objective of the study was to assess whether the type of headphone system used by call center operators incidenced the asymmetrical hearing loss. Material and methods: Descriptive observational study carried out on teleoperators of a call centre in the south of Spain. Opportunity sampling technique carried out from the health surveillance examination from 2018, with audiometry and self-completed questionnaire. The dependent variable was the presence of asymmetric hearing loss (interaural threshold value of 15 dB or more in at least one frequency). Bivariate analysis was performed, and statistical programs SPSS version 25 and EPIDAT version 4.2 were used. Results: Asymmetric hearing loss in the studied sample was significantly related to the age of the subjects (Z =-3,606, p<0,000), but not to the type of headphone system used or to other socio-demographic, occupational or clinical variables analysed. Conclusions: The use of mono headphones does not seem to be related with an asymmetric hearing loss in the telephone operators of the studied sample.

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The objective-subjective assessment of noise: Young adults can estimate loudness of events and lifestyle noise

Cited by 28 publications

References 8 publications

Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Leisure Noise-Induced Hearing Damage in Flemish Young Adults

Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Leisure Noise-Induced Hearing Damage in Flemish Young Adults

The impact of urban land uses on sleep duration and sleep problems

Sistema de auriculares en teleoperadores: estudio en una central de llamadas del sur de España

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