A new study's surprising results reveal that extra workplace decibels can actually increase not just the risk of work-related accidents but also road collisions.
The findings by the Universite de Montreal, the Universite Laval and the Institut national de sante publique du Quebec will be reported in three journals: Occupation Environmental Medicine, Accident Analysis and Prevention and Traffic Injury Prevention.
Hyperacusis - Types, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Hyperacusis is a chronic hearing disorder characterized by hypersensitive and abnormal hearing problem to noises, usually accompanied by tinnitus.
Hyperacusis is a chronic hearing disorder characterized by hypersensitive and abnormal hearing problem to noises, usually accompanied by tinnitus.
"More than 60 percent were exposed to noises exceeding the norm of 90 decibels (dB) per day, which is equivalent to the sounds that emanate when a subway enters a station," says Michel Picard, a professor at the Universite de Montreal's School of Speech Therapy and Audiology, who conducted the study along with his colleague Tony Leroux.
When a worker is exposed to noise exceeding 90 dB during a day's work, that worker is 6.2 percent more likely to have a work accident than colleagues working in the same environment with less noise.
How Brains Identify Specific Sounds in Noisy Environment
A new study on mice, conducted by researchers at the Université de Montréal Department of Psychology, has provided an insight into how the brain identifies specific sounds in a noisy environment.
A new study on mice, conducted by researchers at the Université de Montréal Department of Psychology, has provided an insight into how the brain identifies specific sounds in a noisy environment.
According to Picard, the study suggests that workplace noise levels are a problem neglected by authorities.
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New York, the City That Roars 24/7, is Forced to Quiet Down
The City that Never Sleeps and Makes a Lot of Noise has had to turn it down a notch after a tougher new noise code took effect this week.
The City that Never Sleeps and Makes a Lot of Noise has had to turn it down a notch after a tougher new noise code took effect this week.
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Study: Cochlear Implant Improves Hearing in Noisy Environments
MED-EL Corporation has developed a novel Fine Hearing technology that can enable profoundly deaf people to enjoy music and hear clearly in noisy environments - two areas of hearing
MED-EL Corporation has developed a novel Fine Hearing technology that can enable profoundly deaf people to enjoy music and hear clearly in noisy environments - two areas of hearing
