Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Noise on People. A Review of the Literature. Revision 1

Abstract

This document reviews the effects of noise on people, including (1) the effects of noise level, duration, and frequency on hearing and (2) the effects of noise on the cardiovascular system, work performance, speech intelligibility, and sleep. It is one of several documents prepared under this task that deal with various aspects of noise as related to habitability and the safety of personnel aboard merchant ships.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1979
Accession Number
ADA080631

Entities

People

  • D. R. Lambert
  • F. S. Hafner

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Air Force
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Coast Guard
  • Ear
  • Environmental Protection
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Hearing Loss
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Literature Surveys
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Psychophysiology
  • Public Health
  • Sound Pressure

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.