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Noise is present in our daily life at several places and activities, i.e., at home or at work, or even when we listening to music. Without noticing, we can be exposed, directly or indirectly, to high levels of sound pressure that sometimes are assessed as harmless because they are enjoyable. This is the case of music. In general, music is seen as an enjoyable sound, and can be listened by hobby or due to professional activities. However, when exposed to high levels of sound pressure, health effects can arise, particularly at hearing level (Sataloff, 2006). Noise- induced hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis, diplacusis and implications in performance are some of the effects found in previous studies with professional musicians, particularly in classic musicians (O’Brien et al ., 2008). However, other groups of musicians, mainly non-professional musicians can also be exposed to high noise levels. The scouts’ fanfare musicians are one of these groups. The noise levels in the course of rehearsals and performances can be high and carried out in places with poor acoustical conditions. Furthermore, most of the musicians making up these groups have low sensibility to the noise problem, and no risk reduction measures are implemented. Bearing this in mind, it is important the analysis of the problem related with fanfare musicians noise exposition.
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Noise Scout's fanfare musicians
Citation
Sousa, A., Rodrigues, M., Calvão, J., & Moreira, I. (2014). Temporary hearing threshold shift at the Valpaços Scouts Fanfare. ICEH14 /3rd International Congress of Environmental Health: Proceedings Book, 1, 329–330.
Publisher
Área Científica da Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto