Noise research shifted from hearing-loss risk to subjective annoyance

Evidence

One way of reducing the overall sound level being presented in such situations is to reduce the level of the unwanted acoustic background noise being experienced. This has the added advantage of perhaps improving the sound quality of the wanted sound because it can then be presented at a lower level, thereby possibly avoiding any distortion issues due to a high signal presentation level. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 2563 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Annoyance and disturbance are distinct components of perceived noise quality; Noise combines measurable harm with subjective disturbance; Loudness is measured subjectively against 1 kHz reference tones — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1169 (+3 more)

Related

• Noise combines measurable harm with subjective disturbance (similarity 0.90)
• Annoyance and disturbance are distinct components of perceived noise quality (similarity 0.89)
• Reducing background noise improves both safety and perceived sound quality (similarity 0.89)
• Noise engineering now targets annoyance and quality, not just hearing loss (similarity 0.89)
• Hearing-loss risk dominates noise research because it is predictable from sound properties (similarity 0.89)
• Noise annoyance cannot be captured by physical sound parameters alone. (similarity 0.88)
• Good noise isolation reduces preferred playback levels and hearing damage (similarity 0.87)
• Noise is defined by annoyance, disturbance, or hearing harm rather than loudness alone (similarity 0.85)
• Annoyance and disturbance refer to distinct degrees of noise harm (similarity 0.85)
• Sharpness, roughness, and narrowband temporal components increase noise annoyance (similarity 0.85)
• High ambient noise forces listeners to raise volume toward hearing-loss levels (similarity 0.85)
• Noise is defined as sound that annoys, disturbs, or risks hearing damage (similarity 0.85)
• Raising volume to overcome noise leads to discomfort and hearing damage (similarity 0.84)
• Psychoacoustic annoyance models only work within limited signal sets. (similarity 0.84)
• Noise-sensitive people differ physiologically and psychologically from non-sensitive ones (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Noise combines measurable harm with subjective disturbance #expands (0.85)
• Annoyance and disturbance are distinct components of perceived noise quality #expands (0.80)
• Reducing background noise improves both safety and perceived sound quality #expands (0.80) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 2563
• Noise is fundamentally subjective rather than an objective property of sound #expands (0.75) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 614
• Loudness is measured subjectively against 1 kHz reference tones #expands (0.70) — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1169