Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearms

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Autor(a) principal: Guida,Heraldo Lorena
Data de Publicação: 2011
Outros Autores: Diniz,Thiago Hernandes, Kinoshita,Sérgio Koodi
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Resumo: Police officers are exposed to impact noise coming from firearms, which may cause irreversible injuries to the hearing system. AIM: To evaluate the noise exposure in shooting stands during gunfire exercises, to analyze the acoustic impact of the noise produced by the firearms and to associate it with tonal audiometry results. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To measure noise intensity we used a digital sound level meter, and the acoustic analysis was carried out by means of the oscillations and cochlear response curves provided by the praat software. 30 police officers were selected (27 males and 3 females). RESULTS: The peak level measured was 113.1 dB(C) from a .40 pistol and 116.8 dB(C) for a .38 revolver. The values obtained for oscillation and praat was 17.9±0.3 Barks, corresponding to the rate of 4,120 and 4,580 Hz. Audiometry indicated greater hearing loss at 4,000Hz in 86.7% of the cases. CONCLUSION: With the acoustic analysis it was possible to show cause and effect between the main areas of energy excitation of the cochlea (praat cochlear response curve) and the frequencies of low hearing acuity.
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spelling Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearmsfirearmspolicenoise, occupationalPolice officers are exposed to impact noise coming from firearms, which may cause irreversible injuries to the hearing system. AIM: To evaluate the noise exposure in shooting stands during gunfire exercises, to analyze the acoustic impact of the noise produced by the firearms and to associate it with tonal audiometry results. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To measure noise intensity we used a digital sound level meter, and the acoustic analysis was carried out by means of the oscillations and cochlear response curves provided by the praat software. 30 police officers were selected (27 males and 3 females). RESULTS: The peak level measured was 113.1 dB(C) from a .40 pistol and 116.8 dB(C) for a .38 revolver. The values obtained for oscillation and praat was 17.9±0.3 Barks, corresponding to the rate of 4,120 and 4,580 Hz. Audiometry indicated greater hearing loss at 4,000Hz in 86.7% of the cases. CONCLUSION: With the acoustic analysis it was possible to show cause and effect between the main areas of energy excitation of the cochlea (praat cochlear response curve) and the frequencies of low hearing acuity.Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial.2011-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942011000200005Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology v.77 n.2 2011reponame:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngologyinstname:Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial (ABORL-CCF)instacron:ABORL-CCF10.1590/S1808-86942011000200005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGuida,Heraldo LorenaDiniz,Thiago HernandesKinoshita,Sérgio Koodieng2011-04-25T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1808-86942011000200005Revistahttp://www.bjorl.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevista@aborlccf.org.br||revista@aborlccf.org.br1808-86861808-8686opendoar:2011-04-25T00:00Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial (ABORL-CCF)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearms
title Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearms
spellingShingle Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearms
Guida,Heraldo Lorena
firearms
police
noise, occupational
title_short Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearms
title_full Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearms
title_fullStr Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearms
title_full_unstemmed Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearms
title_sort Acoustic and psychoacoustic analysis of the noise produced by the police force firearms
author Guida,Heraldo Lorena
author_facet Guida,Heraldo Lorena
Diniz,Thiago Hernandes
Kinoshita,Sérgio Koodi
author_role author
author2 Diniz,Thiago Hernandes
Kinoshita,Sérgio Koodi
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Guida,Heraldo Lorena
Diniz,Thiago Hernandes
Kinoshita,Sérgio Koodi
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv firearms
police
noise, occupational
topic firearms
police
noise, occupational
description Police officers are exposed to impact noise coming from firearms, which may cause irreversible injuries to the hearing system. AIM: To evaluate the noise exposure in shooting stands during gunfire exercises, to analyze the acoustic impact of the noise produced by the firearms and to associate it with tonal audiometry results. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To measure noise intensity we used a digital sound level meter, and the acoustic analysis was carried out by means of the oscillations and cochlear response curves provided by the praat software. 30 police officers were selected (27 males and 3 females). RESULTS: The peak level measured was 113.1 dB(C) from a .40 pistol and 116.8 dB(C) for a .38 revolver. The values obtained for oscillation and praat was 17.9±0.3 Barks, corresponding to the rate of 4,120 and 4,580 Hz. Audiometry indicated greater hearing loss at 4,000Hz in 86.7% of the cases. CONCLUSION: With the acoustic analysis it was possible to show cause and effect between the main areas of energy excitation of the cochlea (praat cochlear response curve) and the frequencies of low hearing acuity.
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