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Nonauditory-system response to noise and effects on healthContinued exposure to noise in real life can be a source of physiological stress possibly capable of causing health disorders beyond that of direct damage to the auditory receptor system. Some theorists hold that some of these effects occur because of innate, reflexive responses to noise that cannot be prevented or, when suppressed, that require some effort that may itself become somewhat debilitting in time. An alternative theory is that the truly nonhabituating reflexive responses to noise are not sufficient in character to cause any ill health, and that those responses to noise that are or could be significant in this regard are not directly the result of exposure to noise but are responses to the emotional meanings conveyed by the sounds. Obviously, the degree to which noise can lead to harm to nonauditory physiological systems of the body are questions of utmost importance for the assessment of the need for noise control.
Document ID
19840021406
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Physiol., Psychol., and Social Effects of Noise
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
84N29475
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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