Effects of Artillery Noise on the Hearing of Protected Crew Personnel.

Abstract

A test was conducted to determine loading rates for three artillery systems, and both male and female crews participated. Audiometric and acoustical support were provided to assess the crews' noise exposure, look for trends in the threshold shift data, and compare the threshold shifts with that permitted under present damage risk criteria. The impulse noise exposures were quite variable, due to crew mobility and low zone charges. There were no instances of excessive threshold shift, and only a few instances of threshold shift approaching the allowable limits. There were no obvious trends across test conditions. The main auditory goal of the test, viz., to avoid excessive hearing losses, was achieved. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078664

Entities

People

  • David C. Hodge
  • G. Richard Price
  • Nancy L. Dukes
  • Samuel J. Murff

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Audiometry
  • Ear
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Firing Rate
  • Frequency
  • Guns
  • Hearing Loss
  • Impulse Noise
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Projectiles
  • Recording Systems
  • Small Arms
  • Transducers
  • Weapons
  • Zone Charges

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Economics
  • Explosive Engineering.