Implications of a Critical Level in the Ear for Assessment of Noise Hazard at High Intensities

Abstract

The argument is advanced that there is a critical level (CL) for the ear at high intensities where the loss mechanism undergoes a fundamental change. In physiological terms. CL probably represents the intensity at which a given level of mechanical stress is reached in the Organ of Corti.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 1980
Accession Number
ADA097204

Entities

People

  • G. R. Price

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ear
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Hearing Loss
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Impulse Noise
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Noise
  • Organ Of Corti
  • Phase
  • Public Health
  • Repetition Rate
  • Rodents
  • Standards
  • United States

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