Underwater Hearing in Man
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چکیده
Six men were subjected to 3500 Hertz pure tones of 1250 millisecond pulse length repeated every 2. 5 seconds for a period of 15 minutes at Sound Pressure Levels of 168 and 178 decibels re .0002 dynes per square centimeter. Temporary Threshold Shifts were measured and compared to temporary threshold shifts induced by similar exposures at lower levels in air in a second group of five men. It was found that the Sound Pressure Level of 3500 Hertz tones in water must be about 68 decibels higher than tones in air in order to induce comparable magnitudes of temporary threshold shifts.
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