Open AccessNoise exposure, noise annoyance, use of hearing protection devices and distress among blue-collar workers.
Author(s) -
Samuel Melamed,
Stanley Rabinowitz,
Manfred S. Green
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1395
Subject(s) - annoyance , noise (video) , distress , audiology , medicine , hearing loss , tinnitus , hearing protection , industrial noise , confidence interval , clinical psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , loudness
This study tested the hypotheses that, in high noise levels [> or = 85 dB(A)], hearing protection devices are used largely by workers sensitive to noise, as reflected by reports of noise annoyance, and that the usage would reduce distress symptoms.