Linda M. Luxon / Deepak Prasher (eds.)

Noise and Its Effects

Herausgegeben von Luxon, Linda M.; Prasher, Deepak

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Noise is an increasing problem in everyday life, and many noise-induced hearing problems are irreversible. This book focuses on all aspects of noise-related problems, including noise effects on stress levels, functional changes after noise-induced cochlear damage, occupational hearing loss and noise conservation problems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 800
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 162mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 1234g
• ISBN-13: 9781861564092
• ISBN-10: 1861564090
• Artikelnr.: 23029893

Autorenporträt

Edited by Linda Luxon, Great Ormond St Hospital, UK. Edited by Deepak Prasher, Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. Contributors. Chapter 1: Physical characteristics of
sound (RD Knight and DM Baguley). Chapter 2: Measurement of noise (Paul
Radomskij). Chapter 3: Interactions between noise exposure and ageing:
peripheral and central auditory systems (Sandra L McFadden and James F
Willott). Chapter 4: Interaction of noise-induced hearing loss and ageing:
epidemiological aspects (Doris-Eva Bamiou and Mark E Lutman). Chapter 5:
Cochlear pathophysiology in response to hazardous noise (Carole M Hackney
and David N Furness). Chapter 6: Functional changes in the central auditory
system after noise-induced cochlear damage (RJ Salvi, J Wang and DM
Caspary). Chapter 7: Factors determining an individual's susceptibility to
noise damage (Deepak Prasher). Chapter 8: Measurement of hearing thresholds
(Stig Arlinger). Chapter 9: Noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus in
children - a matter of diagnostic criteria (KM Holgers, Å Bratthall and ML
Barrenäs)? Chapter 10: Clinical diagnosis of noise-induced hearing loss
(Ian Colvin and Linda Luxon). Chapter 11: Disability assessment in
noise-induced hearing loss (Philip H Jones). Chapter 12: Tinnitus and
external sounds (Borka Ceranic). Chapter 13: The effects of blast on the
ear (Alan G Kerr). Chapter 14: Interaction of noise, general medical
disorders and state of health with hearing (Ulf Rosenhall). Chapter 15:
Methodology and value of databases: an individual hearing conservation
programme (Esko Toppila, Ilmari Pykkö, Jukka Starck, Ann-Christin Johnson
and Martti Juhola). Chapter 16: Environmental noise: a contextual public
health perspective (Peter Lercher). Chapter 17: Estimating the risk of
hearing impairment due to impulse noise exposure (Guido F Smoorenburg).
Chapter 18: Occupational noise (Wieslaw J Sulkowski). Chapter 19: Military
noise-induced hearing loss (J Attias, AY Duvdevany, I Reshef-Haran,
Zilberberg and B Nageris). Chapter 20: The hazardous aspects of music
(Rosalyn A Davies). Chapter 21: Organic solvent exposures and occupational
hearing loss (Mariola Sliwinska-Kowalska and Ewa Zamyslowska-Szmytke).
Chapter 22: Noise hazards in the medical environment (Moshe Chaimoff and
Linda M Luxon). Chapter 23: Stress effects of noise (Hartmut Ising and
Barbara Kruppa). Chapter 24: Stress and noise - the
psychological/physiological perspective and current limitations (Christian
Maschke and Karl Hecht). Chapter 25: Noise and cognitive performance in
children and adults (Gary W Evans and Staffan Hygge). Chapter 26: Noise and
sleep (Barbara Griefahn). Chapter 27: Measurements, standards and laws
(Ronald Hinchcliffe). Chapter 28: Preventing hearing loss by sound
conditioning (Barbara Canlon and Xianzhi Niu). Chapter 29: Industrial noise
control (Terry Bramer). Chapter 30: Hearing protectors (Jukka Starck, Esko
Toppila and Ilmari Pyykkö). Chapter 31: Audiological rehabilitation
programmes and the ICF (KM Holgers and ML Barrenäs). Chapter 32: Target
groups in prevention of health effects from listening to music (B
Pettersson). Chapter 33: Agencies involved with noise (Dietrich H Schwela
and Andrew W Smith). Index.