The Effect of Elevated Train Noise On Reading Ability

Bronzaft, Arline L.; McCarthy, Dennis P.

doi:10.1177/001391657500700406

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“…These findings corroborate the literature which indicates high levels of noise in the school environment [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] . The figures indicate the need for strategies to minimize the noise impact on the school environment, in order to assist the learning process for students with normal hearing and, especially, deaf students with cochlear implant or a hearing aid.…”

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Análise do ruído e intervenção fonoaudiológica em ambiente escolar: rede privada e pública de ensino regular

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Delgado-Pinheiro

2014

Rev. CEFAC

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Objetivo : mensurar os níveis de ruído, durante o ano letivo, em duas salas de aula do 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental, sendo uma da rede privada de ensino e outra da rede pública, frequentadas por alunos deficientes auditivos usuários de implante coclear; analisar se os níveis de ruídos encontrados estão de acordo com a Norma Brasileira, NBR 10.152 da ABNT (1990), e discutir com a equipe escolar estratégias que minimizem o impacto do ruído, na aprendizagem dos alunos deficientes auditivos.Métodos : foram realizadas oito mensurações do nível de ruído, empregando um dosímetro, modelo 1444, em cada sala de aula, sendo uma sala da rede privada e outra da rede pública de ensino. Concomitantemente às mensurações de ruído, foram feitas reuniões com os professores e gestores.Resultados : verificou-se que os níveis de ruído presente na rede pública variaram entre 74,3 e 79 dB (A) e que, na rede privada, os níveis de ruído variaram entre 76,1 e 80,9 dB (A). Também foram realizadas 8 reuniões em cada escola.Conclusão : diante dos dados, notaram-se elevados índices de ruído em ambiente escolar, não ocorrendo diferenças estatísticas entre as redes pública e privada de ensino regular. Com relação às reuniões mensais, foi possível observar que os educadores adotaram estratégias que auxiliam a comunicação no ambiente escolar. É evidente a necessidade da aquisição de recurso tecnológico de acessibilidade para alunos deficientes auditivos que utilizam a comunicação oral, o sistema de frequência modulada.

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Análise do ruído e intervenção fonoaudiológica em ambiente escolar: rede privada e pública de ensino regular

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Delgado-Pinheiro

2014

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“…Over 40 years ago, Bronzaft and McCarthy [44] demonstrated that children who were taught in classrooms on the noisy side of a school near a railway line had poorer performance on the school achievement tests than those taught in classrooms on the quiet side of the same school in New York. The mean reading age of children in the classrooms on the noisy side of the school was 3 to 4 months behind the children in the low noise-exposed classrooms.…”

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Health Effects of Noise Exposure in Children

Stansfeld

Clark

2015

Curr Envir Health Rpt

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Environmental noise exposure, such as road traffic noise and aircraft noise, is associated with a range of health outcomes in children. Children demonstrate annoyance responses to noise, and noise is also related to lower wellbeing and stress responses, such as increased levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Noise does not cause more serious mental health problems, but there is growing evidence for an association with increased hyperactivity symptoms. Studies also suggest that noise might cause changes in cardiovascular functioning, and there is some limited evidence for an effect on low birth weight. There is robust evidence for an effect of school noise exposure on children's cognitive skills such as reading and memory, as well as on standardised academic test scores. Environmental noise does not usually reach levels that are likely to affect children's hearing; however, increasing use of personal electronic devices may leave some children exposed to harmful levels of noise.

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“…So as not to be completely pessimistic that people's responses to a noise source, such as wind turbines, will tend to be ignored, I refer to the action by a Danish municipality to cancel plans for all on shore wind turbines because of the possibility that "...low frequency noise affects health." [18]. One resident in this municipality was quoted as saying: "The politicians have let us citizens come first.…”

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Impact of Noise on Health: The Divide between Policy and Science

Bronzaft¹

2017

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In her chapter "Sources of Noise" in Noise and Health, Annette Zaner [1] writes that sounds have been environmental pollutants for thousands of years, citing examples of stories of loud music in the Old Testament and noisy delivery wagons in ancient times. The Industrial Revolution and urbanization in more recent times raised the decibel levels in our communities, especially with the growth in transportation on the roads, on the rails and in the air, as well as the growth of noise polluting products. The proliferation of boom cars, cell phones and wind turbines during the past twenty years has made our world even noisier. Studies have been carried out that have demonstrated the potential impact of these noises on our mental and physical health, and there have been some efforts to lessen some of the intrusive sounds, e.g. aircraft and road traffic noise, but there is still too little attention paid to the deleterious effects of noise. While noise complaints top the list of complaints in major cities worldwide and noise even threatens the natural sound systems of our planet, there is no movement globally to address the noise pollutant. The following paper will examine the research linking noise to health effects, question why governments have not seriously attempted to lower noise levels and suggest ways to lessen the din. Doing so will not only be beneficial to our health and well-being but it would also be wise economically.

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The Effect of Elevated Train Noise On Reading Ability

Cited by 148 publications

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Análise do ruído e intervenção fonoaudiológica em ambiente escolar: rede privada e pública de ensino regular

Análise do ruído e intervenção fonoaudiológica em ambiente escolar: rede privada e pública de ensino regular

Health Effects of Noise Exposure in Children

Impact of Noise on Health: The Divide between Policy and Science

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