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THRESHOLD DISCOMFORT [1 record]

Record 1 1997-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Hearing
DEF

The level of loudness at which the subject complains of discomfort as the intensity of the sound is increasing.

OBS

Threshold of Feeling - Intensity level at which a sound is so loud as to begin to cause pain to the normal ear. This is approximately at 130 decibels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Ouïe

Spanish

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