This volume is a comprehensive source of information on the fundamentals of hearing and sound physics using research from 1980 onward this book is a critical review of past and up to date research findings and concepts on the effects of noise on people it focuses on the psychological and physiological affects of noise on hearing and performance this text elucidates the interrelations of the acoustical physiological psychological and sociological factors that are involved in making . The handbook of hearing and the effects of noise physiology psychology and public health 9780124274556 medicine health science books amazoncom. The handbook of hearing and the effects of noise physiology psychology and public health karl d kryter san diego state university san diego california academic press san diego new york boston london sydney tokyo toronto contents xiii 1 definitions and measurement of noise and sound noise 1 sound 2 measures of sound events 5 frequency band measures of sound energy 8 overall frequencies . Kryter karl d the handbook of hearing and the effects of noise physiology psychology and public healthsan diego academic press 1994 xiv 673. The handbook of hearing and the effects of noise physiology psychology and public health karl d kryter