Talk:Health effects from noise

A fact from Health effects from noise appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 March 2006. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that environmental noise health effects place millions of people at risk of hearing loss, cardiovascular disease or even abnormal fetal development? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/March.

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I think it would be nice if some of the regulations by OSHA and NIOSH are posted to this page, as it would make people aware that there are regulations out there to ensure this type of hearing loss doesnot occur in the work place. Here is what I am thinking:

In continuation off of the Occupational Hearing Loss section:

Any workplace that exposes workers to excessive sound levels is required to ensure that the hearing function of their workers is adequately protected. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provide laws and regulations clarified by the United States department of labor. Generated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, OSHA was created with the mission to assure all working conditions are safe and healthy [1]. All employers must follow this hearing amendment, including private sector employers, and excluding those who are self-employed, family farm workers, and government workers.  Separate laws and regulations are enacted for specialized working environments. These include the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), which provide specific regulation for miners and railroad workers. [2][3]

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) generated a criteria document consisting of a “best practice guide” recommended by OSHA to all employers. This document is recommended to be followed, but is not required as OSHA laws and regulation are.  The regulations provided by NIOSH are much more conservative, and it provides scientific basis for occupational safety and health standards. For example, the permissible exposure limit for OSHA is >90 dBA, while NIOSH is >85 dBA. They recommend the implementation or promotion of these conservative standards alongside the standards of the designated administration (OSHA, MSHA, or FRA) of the employer. [1][4]

OSHA, NIOSH, MSHA, and FRA were all created in response to an increase in noise induced hearing loss resulting from hazardous sound levels in industrial work environments. Noise can cause detrimental effects to the outer, middle, and inner ear, as well as the auditory nerve and central auditory system. In the outer ear, with high noise exposure the eardrum can rupture and bleed. In the middle ear, dislocation of the bones that reside in the middle ear (the ossicles) can occur. These problems occur when exposed to extremely high sound levels. In the inner ear, low, middle, and high sound levels can all cause damage to structures residing in the cochlea. [5] This damage can cause what is called a 'noise notch' and hearing loss is evident at 3000 - 6000 Hz frequencies.

- All information was obtained directly from the OSHA and NIOSH department of health website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ellyn Kuehne (talk • contribs) 18:49, 8 November 2016 (UTC) Ellyn Kuehne (talk) 18:50, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

--75.168.246.88 (talk) 06:28, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If you have good, reliable WP:secondary sources about the health effects from white noise (see also WP:MEDRS), I don't see why not. Please, WP:be bold and add to the article! Lova Falk talk 09:52, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Section on stress is very weak (there is a lot of good research on the psychological effects of noise that is absent, and instead something commissioned by an insulating firm, and therefore hardly impartial, is included.

Also annoyance is a symptom of stress so should be combined. Neezes (talk) 10:31, 7 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think some of the nastier effects are relevant. 74.96.172.110 (talk) 20:56, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm interested in adding information on health effects from noise in canines, which are very similar to those of humans. Bruc5373 (talk) 02:25, 3 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bruc5373, if you have sources ready to cite, I say go for it. James Hare (NIOSH) (talk) 15:25, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think overall, this section maintained a neutral voice. The second to last paragraph seems to be more opinionated and a little less factual. Maybe just work on the wording a bit. I also think it could use some more sources to make it stronger (Arnold6794 (talk) 07:11, 10 November 2017 (UTC)).[reply]

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There was some non-definitive language in this section that I edited and removed information that was present but weren't health effects from noise. I removed information that was not supported with citations. I did look for citations for the information that was uncited, but could not find any reliable sources to support the claims that had been made.Klafreniere (talk) 00:20, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I edited this section, previously "Hearing Loss", to Noise Induced Hearing Loss because it the specific type of hearing loss that is a health effect of noise exposure. I removed the general information of hearing loss because those are not direct health effects of noise. I removed the occupation hearing loss because, although a type of noise induced hearing loss, the section primarily went into regulations and prevention measures rather than talking about how it was a health effect. I think this information could be useful and utilized under a "Health Effects from Noise Prevention" section. What do you think? Klafreniere (talk) 00:32, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I edited this section by removing non-definitive language and information that was only supported through single research articles. I removed information that did not belong under the Cardiovascular Effects heading as well. Klafreniere (talk) 00:37, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Removed repetitive information and information where citations were not strong. I added more information that feel under psychological impacts of noise. Klafreniere (talk) 01:13, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I edited this section by removing biased language. I removed information that belong and was already previously stated other under subh-headings earlier in the article. I removed information regarding weighting because it was not relevant to annoyance as a health effect from noise. Klafreniere (talk) 01:40, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the Infrasound section while interesting the information given was not well-cited and I could not find sources other than the singular study already stated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klafreniere (talk • contribs) 17:49, 5 April 2018 (UTC) Klafreniere (talk) 17:55, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the Dementia portion as the section was an abstract of a single study. The research studies that I found when attempting to enhance this section did not directly relate dementia as a health effect from noise but rather hearing loss in a general a compounding factor to dementia. Klafreniere (talk) 17:54, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ganbaruby, I believe you made a mistake when you reverted my recent additions for being uncited. All my additions were cited with a reliable, recent, secondary source that complies with MEDRS. I would appreciate if you could revert yourself or explain in further detail what was wrong with my additions. Thanks, Elysia (AR) (talk) 17:11, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have restored the cited content, since it appears you have ended your recent editing session. Please let me know if I have made a mistake. Elysia (AR) (talk) 17:34, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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