Some Thoughts on Hearing Conservation: Possible Corrections to Equal Energy Rule to Account for Intermittency and Impulse Noise.

摘要

This paper considers two related topics. The first topic concerns a possible compromise between using the equal energy rule (3 dB/halving of time) and the 5 dB rule (5 dB halving of time) for evaluating nonsteady noises. By using this combination, it is possible to preserve one of the key benefits of the equal energy rule. This benefit is that it can reasonably approximate the hearing criteria for impulse noise exposure. Discussion of the use of equal energy for assessing impulse noise effects makes up the second part of this paper. (Author)