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: Received: 28 October 2019 / Approved: 29 October 2019 / Online: 29 October 2019 (10:52:24 CET)
How to cite:
Lee, D.; Han, W. How Loud are Noise Levels of Baseball Stadium? Assessment of Noise Levels and Attitude toward the Stadium Noise in Korea. Preprints2019, 2019100336. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201910.0336.v1
Lee, D.; Han, W. How Loud are Noise Levels of Baseball Stadium? Assessment of Noise Levels and Attitude toward the Stadium Noise in Korea. Preprints 2019, 2019100336. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201910.0336.v1
Lee, D.; Han, W. How Loud are Noise Levels of Baseball Stadium? Assessment of Noise Levels and Attitude toward the Stadium Noise in Korea. Preprints2019, 2019100336. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201910.0336.v1
APA Style
Lee, D., & Han, W. (2019). How Loud are Noise Levels of Baseball Stadium? Assessment of Noise Levels and Attitude toward the Stadium Noise in Korea. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201910.0336.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lee, D. and Woojae Han. 2019 "How Loud are Noise Levels of Baseball Stadium? Assessment of Noise Levels and Attitude toward the Stadium Noise in Korea" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201910.0336.v1
Abstract
This study measures the noise levels in a baseball stadium and analyzes baseball fans’ attitude of effect of recreational noise exposure on their hearing. In the baseball stadium, noise levels were measured in four seating sections using a sound level meter during the games. The LAeq average of the 16 measures produced 91.7 dBA, showing a significantly high noise level in the red and navy sections. As a function of frequency by LZeq analysis, the noise levels were significantly higher in low frequencies than other frequencies. For the survey sample, 688 randomly selected participants completed a 16-question survey on their noise exposure during the game and on the potential risk of hearing loss. Despite the very high noise levels, 70% of the respondents preferred sitting in either the red or the navy section to be closer to the cheerleaders and to obtain a good view. Most respondents reported that they did not consider wearing earplugs, and one-third experienced hearing muffled speech after the game. We conclude that the noise levels in baseball stadiums are high enough to cause hearing damage and/or tinnitus later, but expect these results to improve public education regarding safe noise exposure during popular sports activities.
Keywords
noise of baseball stadium; recreational noise exposure; survey of noise exposure; noise-induced hearing loss
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Other
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
