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J V Tobias

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PubMed1992

Effects of underwater noise on human hearing.

Hearing conservation for divers and swimmers has been overlooked nearly everywhere in the world. Because submerging a listener changes his or her auditory physiology dramatically, the research upon which we base exposure limits for airborne noise is not pertinent under water. Of the research that is necessary for developing a damage-risk standard for underwater noise exposure, only a negligible amount has been done. The value of Poland's marine industries and the motivation of its audiologists make Poland and ideal country in which to accomplish this research and to develop the foundation for national and international standards.

Hearing↗
PubMed1978

The typical noise: first step in the development of a short procedure for estimating performance of hearing protectors.

An exact measurement of the effectiveness of a hearing protector requires the determination of how well it works in the specific noise in which it is to be worn. As a practical matter, though, people do not generally remain in a single noise spectrum throughout a working career or even throughout a working day, so it does not matter so much that most measurers are not likely to be equipped to perform spectrum analyses. Other techniques for judging earplugs and earmuffs are obviously necessary. Previous research has tried to find the average attenuation given by a particular device in several (or many) noises, or it has tried to deal with the attenuation given in noises given with particular C-minus-A values. In this paper, a procedure is developed for compressing these multiple-spectra calculations into a single-spectrum computation that proves to be at least as accurate as the more complex methods.

Ear Protective Devices↗