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J Health Saf Work 2022, 12(3): 459-482 |
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Ghasemi S, Fasih-Ramandi F, Monazzam-Esmaeelpour M R, Khodakarim Ardakani S. Different Colors of Noise and Their Application in Psychoacoustics: A Review Study. J Health Saf Work 2022; 12 (3) :459-482
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Shoaib Ghasemi1 
, Fatemeh Fasih-Ramandi2 , Mohammad Reza Monazzam-Esmaeelpour2 , Soheila Khodakarim Ardakani * 3
, Fatemeh Fasih-Ramandi2 , Mohammad Reza Monazzam-Esmaeelpour2 , Soheila Khodakarim Ardakani * 3
1- Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health and safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,skhodakarim@sums.ac.ir
2- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health and safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
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Introduction: The study of noise has always been of interest to occupational health professionals as a harmful physical factor in the workplace. However, the psychological and psychoacoustic aspects of noise in the workplace have been less studied. This study has dealt with different colors of noise and their applications in psychoacoustics.
Material and Methods: This review study was conducted by searching the databases of Google Scholar, ProQuest, Science Direct, PubMed, and Scopus to extract the articles related to the research subject within a 50-year interval from 1970 to 2020.
Results: Based on the results of the present study, colored noises and white noise seem to have the potential to be used as acoustic stimuli to improve the sleep of employees, especially shift workers, to improve memory and attention, especially in jobs that require high care and attention. Colored noise and white noise have potential applications to improve cognitive function in different occupations to reduce the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and anxiety and stress, especially in jobs with high job stress. Also, these noises are helpful for people’s privacy, especially in the open workplace, for noise masking and noise control purposes, as well as for medicine and treatment of disorders such as tinnitus, ADHD, and hyperacusis.
Conclusion: Paying attention to the colors of noise and their psychoacoustic impacts shows us that the noise impacts are not limited to their undesirable and damaging effects. Instead, their positive and applied aspects should also note. Familiarity with such aspects and their introduction can identify the existing information gaps in this field and pave the way to fill them.
Material and Methods: This review study was conducted by searching the databases of Google Scholar, ProQuest, Science Direct, PubMed, and Scopus to extract the articles related to the research subject within a 50-year interval from 1970 to 2020.
Results: Based on the results of the present study, colored noises and white noise seem to have the potential to be used as acoustic stimuli to improve the sleep of employees, especially shift workers, to improve memory and attention, especially in jobs that require high care and attention. Colored noise and white noise have potential applications to improve cognitive function in different occupations to reduce the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and anxiety and stress, especially in jobs with high job stress. Also, these noises are helpful for people’s privacy, especially in the open workplace, for noise masking and noise control purposes, as well as for medicine and treatment of disorders such as tinnitus, ADHD, and hyperacusis.
Conclusion: Paying attention to the colors of noise and their psychoacoustic impacts shows us that the noise impacts are not limited to their undesirable and damaging effects. Instead, their positive and applied aspects should also note. Familiarity with such aspects and their introduction can identify the existing information gaps in this field and pave the way to fill them.
Type of Study: Review |
Received: 2022/09/24 | Accepted: 2022/09/1 | Published: 2022/09/1
Received: 2022/09/24 | Accepted: 2022/09/1 | Published: 2022/09/1
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