The effect of traffic noise on sleep of young adults in their homes.
The effect of traffic noise on sleep of young adults in their homes.
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交通噪音对年轻人在家中睡眠的影响。
DOI:
10.1121/1.397603
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发表时间:
1989
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通讯作者:
N. Mckellar
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作者:
D. Stevenson;N. Mckellar
The disturbance of sleep by traffic noise is a major problem area in noise pollution. Extensive laboratory tests using multichannel electroencephalograms (EEG) have been carried out by many workers to determine the general response of people when exposed to noise during sleep. An experimental technique for obtaining results in people's homes has been developed using a simplified one-channel EEG. The responses of six people in the age range 19-24 were measured. A significant correlation was found between sleep disturbance and traffic noise when the noise is expressed in EPNdB. In the home experiments the subjects appeared to be approximately 10 dB less sensitive to noises than laboratory subjects for similar noise exposure. There also appeared to be some adaptation to the noise exposure; however, only one subject was tested for a period of 20 days and was insufficient to give definite results on adaptation.