Noise is ubiquitous in our environment. (Pediatrics , 1997) It is undesirable sound, unwanted sound. Sound is what we hear. It is vibration in a medium, usually air. Sound has intensity, frequency and duration. The ability to hear sounds at certain frequencies is more readily lost in response to noise. (Pediatrics , 1997). The further you are from sound the less effect you hear it but the more closer you are to sound the louder it is.
Noise in a paediatric unit is caused by trolleys, children crying, parents, visitors, state of the range monitors, carers, nurses, doctors talking, according to Wiley online library- machines that collectively work to provide the best care possible for critically ill children. Doors closing, buzzers, walky-talkies, noise from outside, ambulances arriving and traffic outside.
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High intensities of noise have been associated with numerous health effects in adults, including noise-induced hearing loss and high blood pressure.
Although level noise do not reach OSHA level (occupational safety & health administration) that causes noise-induced hearing loss, the paediatric nurse in the unit are exposed to continuous moderate noise levels that may causing impairment (Berens, 2008). In addition, these noise exposures may result in abnormalities in the stress response as well as in sleep patterns. (Berens, 2008). If working long shifts weekly and being exposed to noise it will have an effect on hearing loss. The loss of hearing depends on how loud the sound is and the length the person is exposed to sound. Exposure to high level of noise and sound can cause deafness. During or after being exposed to loud noise can leave a ringing sound in the ear. Noise will interfere with communication which could lead to misunderstanding of orders. This could lead to a higher risk of accidents when communication is
misinterpreted. According to the HSA, the regulations are aimed at protecting workers from the risks to their hearing caused by noise and at preventing loss and deafness. Eliminating risks which is one of the five principles for eliminating work related hazards needs to be applied by reducing the amount of noise intake. Appropriate control measures such as getting rid of any trolleys that are squeaking or broking will reduce noise in the ward which is one concept that will eliminate the risk of hearing loss. By identifying the noise problem and assessing the level and fixing it, will allow the risk of noise to be reduced and lower the level of stress for a nurse. Hearing checks will also allow nurses to identify if any early hear lose is occurring and also by new modifications of machines in a unit, they could reduce the level of noise or eliminate unnecessary noise needed on machines.
With around 70,000 special education students with hearing losses in the US it is no wonder that teaching these students the art of music has become an important opportunity within their education (U.S. Department of Education). According to Darrow and Heller (1985) as well as Solomon (1980) the history of education for students with hearing loss extends over a hundred and fifty years. These students have every right to music education classes and music instructors need to understand their unique learning differences and similarities to those of the average typical (mainstreamed) student to ensure these students have a successful and comprehensive learning experience. Despite this, there are still plenty of roadblocks, one of which may be some music instructor’s lack of effective practices and methods to successfully teach to the student’s more unique needs. Alice Ann-Darrow is a Music Education and Music Therapy Professor at Florida State University. Darrow’s article “Students with Hearing Losses” focuses not only on the importance of music education for these students but it is also a summarized guide of teaching suggestions containing integral information for the unique way these students learn.
The unit used to measure the intensity of sound is called the decibel(dB). Sounds that measure up to 75dB are considered to be in the "safe zone". Constant exposure to to sound at these levels are very unlikely to cause any lasting damage to long term hearing. The sound of regular volume conversation measures at around 60dB and the sound of a running dishwasher measures at roughly 75dB. Sounds around the 85dB level are considered a moderate risk to hearing. Exposure at these levels for extened periods of time may lead to some form of damage causing NIHL. Sounds at these levels include heavy traffic and crowded areas at 85dB, active subway stations at 95dB and listening to an mp3 player with ear buds at maximum volume at 105dB in which listening for just 15 minutes can cause permanent damage. Sound at 120dB and above are in the "danger zone". This level of sound is to be avoided at all cost as exposure even for a short pulse will lead to immediate permanent damage. This level includes the sound of ambulance sirens at 120dB, a jet taking off at 140dB and gunshots at 165 dB and above. (Rabinowitz,
Throughout the course of the semester, I have gained a new understanding and respect of Deaf culture and the many aspects it encompasses. The information supplied in class through discussion, movies, and guest lecturers since the previous reflection have aided in the enhancement of my knowledge of Deaf culture and nicely wrapped up all of the information provided throughout the semester.
Deaf people have been strongly excluded and labeled through out history. Deaf people have had many negative, life changing events. Through out history, deaf people have been excluded from many different opportunities that hearing people are just given. For example, communicating, it is something that we all do but, at one-point deaf people weren’t even allowed to sign. Deaf people have made a strong community and have made a huge difference in how we communicate with each other today. There are many famous deaf actors, artist, musicians, etc. who have all made an impact on deaf culture. One man who made an impact within the use of ASL is Chuck Baird, a famous deaf artist.
Deaf Culture is a world within in a world. As a bicultural hearing person and one who has yet to truly touch the signing world, I have found much love and respect for Deaf people and their language. As a Japanese/Mexican American, I am sensitive to issues of adversity. Growing up in a multi-lingual and multi-ethnic environment, I understood the importance of culture and language. At Gallaudet, their missions and values hold strong roots in language and community. Holding a similar principle would be a valuable university to study from.
Today’s society consists of numerous individuals who are diagnosed with disabilities that prevent them from partaking in their everyday tasks. Not everyone gets the chance to live a normal life because they might have a problem or sickness that they have to overcome. Deafness is a disability that enables people to hear. All deafness is not alike; it can range in many different forms. Some people like Gauvin, can be helped with a hearing aid, but some can’t because of their situation and health reasons. In society, hearing individuals consider deafness a disability, while the deaf themselves see it as a cultural significance. In the article “Victims from Birth”, appearing in ifemnists.com, Founding Editor Wendy McElroy, provides the story of
In my life, I've had a major setback that has changed how I live life day to day. When I was five, I was diagnosed with permanent hearing loss. I have hearing loss in both ears, mostly in higher frequencies, but I still have some hearing loss in the lower ones too. Since I was 5, it has only gotten worse, just in the past year there has been drastic changes in the frequencies that I can't hear. Hearing loss affects me day to day, for example if anyone whispers something to me, nine of ten times I can't hear what they are saying. My academics also get affected because sometimes I can't hear what we have for homework over all of the background noise of people packing up, so sometimes I just don't do homework because I never heard it in the first place. Not doing homework because I can't hear it affects my grades as I will get zeros for not doing it.
Hearing loss is often overlooked because our hearing is an invisible sense that is always expected to be in action. Yet, there are people everywhere that suffer from the effects of hearing loss. It is important to study and understand all aspects of the many different types and reasons for hearing loss. The loss of this particular sense can be socially debilitating. It can affect the communication skills of the person, not only in receiving information, but also in giving the correct response. This paper focuses primarily on hearing loss in the elderly. One thing that affects older individuals' communication is the difficulty they often experience when recognizing time compressed speech. Time compressed speech involves fast and unclear conversational speech. Many older listeners can detect the sound of the speech being spoken, but it is still unclear (Pichora-Fuller, 2000). In order to help with diagnosis and rehabilitation, we need to understand why speech is unclear even when it is audible. The answer to that question would also help in the development of hearing aids and other communication devices. Also, as we come to understand the reasoning behind this question and as we become more knowledgeable about what older adults can and cannot hear, we can better accommodate them in our day to day interactions.
Sound does however perform much more important, intricate and complex functions than commonly accepted. Sound combines with moving pictures in various ways to create meaning but is diverse and has numerous other uses.
This paper explains the two views of deafness: disability/pathology perspective and cultural/social perspective. It explains how the two perspectives differ from each other and why there are conflicts between them. The paper also explains the author’s personal perspective of deafness.
Noise is disordered sound .Music and noise are both mixtures of sound waves of different frequencies. The component frequencies of music are discrete separable and rational their ratios form simple fraction with a frequency. Sound is a longitudinal wave, which means the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave. A sound wave coming out of a musical instrument, loudspeaker, or someone's mouth pushes the air forward and backward as the sound propagates outward.The human voice and musical instruments produce sounds by vibration. What vibrates determines the type of
Have you ever lost your hearing? Well, it happened to me few days ago. I felt people should start to respect the feeling of hearing. ( Now that I have experienced being deaf more people should not take it for granted. About 0.38% of the US is deaf. Isn’t that crazy? I’m going to tell you how I felt when I lost my hearing for about three days.
Mr. Johnson, my next door neighbor, is 85 years old and his youngest granddaughter’s 3rd birthday party is today at 4:00pm and he really wants to show up. Mr. Johnson left the house at 2:45pm, when he pulled out of his yard, he hit our mailbox for the 5th time this month, the tragic part about it was, and he didn’t even notice he hit it since he kept driving. When he got on down the road, he ran the stop sign, and nearly had a fatal accident by hitting a car head on. Soon after, he went on Main Street, a couple of blocks away from his granddaughter’s house. Kids were riding their bicycles, flying kites, playing hopscotch, etc. Mr. Johnson was driving 74mph through the neighborhood, he just about hit the little girls who were playing hopscotch. Once he arrived to his granddaughter party he forgot to put the car in park and it rolled down the hill and he Mrs. Dexter car. My judgement, I think elderly should get their licenses revoked at the age of 65, and have to retake the driver test again because with age comes diminished vision,
Indiscriminate use of loudspeaker.Present noise level of Dhaka is from 60 to 100 db and if this situation continues 50% of people will lose 30 db of hearing
I find that if I 'm really trying to concentrate, noises bother me even more. But, relaxing, enjoying nature, and doing nothing are all times that noises can still bother me - especially certain bodily noises or footsteps.