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Sound Pressure Levels in Symphony Orchestras and Hearing

Authors: Woolford, Donald H.

AES Convention 1r · Paper 2104 · August 1984

Abstract

Beside personal enjoyment, loud music can affect both musician and listener temporarily by causing, for example, headache, hearing fatigue, noises in the head and feelings of disturbance. For the more susceptible, the adaption process for regular exposures can result in permanent hearing losses which are usually much less in extent than for industrial noise exposures. Data from a preliminary investigation into sound exposure in symphony orchestras is presented and compared with other recent studies.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 1r
AES Convention
1r
Paper number
2104
Publication date
August 6, 1984
Affiliation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Federal Engineering, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper