Noise, Hearing Loss and what YOU can do about it..

Slides for talk at BarcampSG#8 2012 on Noise and Health Effects.

Transcript

1. Noise, Hearing loss and
   what YOU can do about it.
   - Chinmay, Barcamp Singapore, 2012
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2. Noise!
   Unwanted Sound = Noise.
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3. Noise Types - Traffic
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4. Noise Types - Urban
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5. Noise Types - Social
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6. Noise Types - Twitter
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7. Noise Types
   My MUSIC could be your NOISE.
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8. Noise affects us...
   Physiologically
   Psychologically
   Cognitively
   Behaviorally
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9. Physiological Effects
   Hearing Damage
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10. Physiological Effects
    Hearing Loss..
    Threshold Shift.
    Tinnitus.
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11. Psychological Effects
    ‑Productivity - by 66%!
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12. ‐Stress Level - by 50%!
    Psychological Effects
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13. Cardiovascular Risk??
    Psycological Effects
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14. Why does it matter?
    Nationally
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15. Why does it matter?
    Socially
    Silence = Luxury
    Some traditions are inherently noisy
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16. Why does it matter?
    Socially
    Urbanized = Noisy
    MRT Trains > 95dB when full/empty
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17. Why does it matter?
    Personally
    Vint Cerf
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18. What can WE do about it?
    Personally
    Use ear phones and headphones.
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19. What can WE do about it?
    Personally
    Earphones vs In-Ear..
    Vs
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20. What can WE do about it?
    Personally
    Close windows to keep out external noise if you can.
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21. What can WE do about it?
    Personally
    Quick test to see the effects of ambient noise.
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22. What can WE do about it?
    Personally
    Use ear plugs in bars/clubs
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23. What can WE do about it?
    Personally
    Use white noise in offices to drown conversation
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24. What can WE do about it?
    Personally
    Try to get a few hours of deep silence everyday
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25. What can WE do about it?
    Personally
    What can WE do about it?
    Personally
    Avoid speaker/headphones which distort
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26. Reducing Noise is Not Easy!
    No single technical solution
    Combination of..
    urban planning, people's behavior, new regulations,
    change of thinking, new technologies..
    What can WE do about it?
    Nationally / Socially
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27. What can WE do about it?
    Nationally / Socially
    Some Ideas...
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28. What can WE do about it?
    Nationally / Socially
    Awareness!
    Health Risks of Noise.
    Social/Personal Costs of Noise.
    Hearing needs to be cared for.
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29. Let’s do something about it.
    Let’s Raise Awareness of Noise Issues.
    Let’s Ensure that we don’t create more noise.
    Let’s help Educate those around us about noise.
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30. About Me.
    Geek
    Podcaster | Tech65.org
    Engineer + Acoustician
    Audio Developer | Sonoport
    Contact : @ntt | chinpen.net
    is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License.
    All images are licensed CC, acquired from Flickr
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