Effects of noise 1) SLEEP DISRUPTION: For a good night’s sleep, continuous background noise should not exceed 30 dB, and individual noise events exceeding 45 dB should be avoided (1). Average nighttime noise levels in hospitals are over 60 dB (2). 2) FEELINGS OF HELPLESSNESS: Sounds from neighboring patients and from advanced medical treatments and […]
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Euronoise 2015 – the platform for acoustic competence
Here, some reflections, impressions and facts from Maastricht and Euronoise 2015 – the 10th European Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering. http://www.euronoise2015.eu/ Acousticians and noise experts from countries all over the world gathered for the event on noise control, and soundscape, organised by the European Acoustics Association. Maastricht (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht) in the very south of […]
Planning for Psychoacoustics
A Psychological Approach to Resolving Office Noise Distraction – a literature review. Whats your favorite place to work? In the open plan office, meeting room, in the cafeteria or at your homedesk?. Do you like sounds around you or does it just makes you distrubed and frusterated? Linked to your persona perhaps? Reported noise annoyance does correlate […]
Deaf Awareness Week 2015 – Myths
There are many myths about hearing impairment and deaf children. Let´s look into that! Deaf Awareness Week This week, during Deaf Awareness Week the NDCS (National Deaf Children’s Society) is highlighting findings from their published research. Focusing on the experiences of their members whose children have mild to moderate hearing loss. And teachers, in conjunction […]
Leesman index – changes how the workplace is measured
78% of employees say telephone conversations are an important workplace activity, yet 47% are dissatisfied with noise levels. Can the two ever be balanced? 53% of employees report that their workplace enables them to work productively. But can these figures be improved and what is the benefit to organisational performance? LeesmanIndex who works globally, is changing the […]
Being critically ill and surrounded by noise – doctoral thesis
On November 21st Lotta Johansson of Gothenburg university defended her doctoral thesis at the Ph.D. disputation held at Academic. The title of the thesis is “Being critically ill and surrounded by sound and noise. Patient experiences, staff awareness and future challenges“. The aim of the thesis was to show how critically ill patients experience sound […]
Forum Acusticum 2014 in Krakow, Poland – plan to be there!
The 7th Forum Acusticum in Krakow, Poland, will be held from 07 to 12 September 2014 at the AGH University of Science and Technology. The conference venue is located in the center of the city of Krakow. This conference is held every three years and provides the opportunity for all acousticians and sound experts to […]
Symposium on the Acoustics of Poro-Elastic Materials in Stockholm
The fourth edition of the Symposium on the Acoustics of Poro-Elastic Materials will be held in Stockholm (Sweden), during the 16th, 17th and 18th of December 2014. Advances in computer power, numerical algorithms and signal processing techniques pave the way for advanced theoretical and numerical methods for acoustic porous media modelling etc. Noise control applications […]
Care for Sound symposium movies online
The Care for Sound event was arranged by the Sound Environment Center at Lund University in collaboration with Ecophon. Sound environments in healthcare are serious and have an impact This became clear at the interdisciplinary symposium Care for Sound in Lund, Sweden. The symposium venue was filled with architects, functional planners, researchers, healthcare staff, and […]
Acoustics and hygiene at DAGA 2014
Hygiene focus at DAGA Acoustics in hygienically demanding areas: Porous absorbers and hygiene regulations. This was what Ingrid Fuchs, Concept Developer in Healthcare at Ecophon gave a presentation on at DAGA 2014 in Oldenburg, Germany. Healthcare facilities are subject to hygiene requirements and the cleanability of acoustic material is a matter to consider. Acoustically inadequate […]
