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PAIN THRESHOLD [3 records]

Record 1 2004-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noise Pollution
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Hearing
DEF

Sound intensity level sufficiently high to produce the sensation of pain in the human ear (usually above 120 dB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution par le bruit
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Ouïe
DEF

Pour un auditeur donné et à une fréquence déterminée, niveau minimal de pression acoustique efficace qui produit une sensation de douleur dans l'oreille.

CONT

Lignes isosoniques [...] Parmi ces courbes on trouve celle qui définit le seuil d'audibilité et celle qui représente le seuil de douleur, appelée ainsi parce qu'elle correspond à des sensations qui commencent à devenir douloureuses, en raison de la très forte intensité sonore ressentie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación acústica
  • Acústica (Física)
  • Oído
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Record 2 1997-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Hearing
DEF

The level of loudness at which the subject complains of discomfort as the intensity of the sound is increasing.

OBS

Threshold of Feeling-Intensity level at which a sound is so loud as to begin to cause pain to the normal ear. This is approximately at 130 decibels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Ouïe

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Equal-loudness curves for aural perception, measured just outside the ear, extending from 20 to 20, 000 Hz, and from the threshold of hearing to the threshold of pain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)

Spanish

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