Physiological Effects of Noise : Based upon papers presented at an international symposium on the Extra-Auditory Physiological Effects of Audible Sound, held in Boston, Massachusetts, December 28-30, 1969, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Ame

The remarkable symposium arranged by Bruce L. Welch and Annemarie S. Welch for the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston, Massachusetts at the end of the year 1969 was devoted to the physiological effects of audible sound. Dr. Welch and his wife were able to bring together a distinguished group of scientists from all parts of the world. It was very remarkable to be able to discuss the physiological aspects of noise with representative scientists from Israel, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Australia, Canada and Argentina. Dr. and Mrs. Welch ran the meeting in a delightful manner and continued to maintain interest and enthusiasm. Now the results of the conference are available. It is to be hoped that this volume will find wide interest and attention. We must differentiate noise from sound. Noise is unpleasant, unwanted or intolerable sound. On the other hand, even ordinary sound may at times be unpleasant, simply because we are not con­ ditioned to it. The general impression that one gets from reading the various reports on the physiological effects of noise is bad. It's a pollutant that we can each individually reduce, and maybe we can have a great enough effect socially so that we can significantly lower the noise levels which may result in considerable harm to us. It is interesting that noise as a pollutant has only recently attracted attention. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction: Noise in Our Overpolluted Environment....Pages 1-3 Environmental Noise, “Adaptation” and Pathological Change....Pages 5-6 Audiogenic Stress and Susceptibility to Infection....Pages 7-19 Effects of Sound on Endocrine Function and Electrolyte Excretion....Pages 21-41 Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Noise in Normal, Hypertensive and Psychotic Subjects....Pages 43-55 Noise, Hearing and Cardiovascular Function....Pages 57-66 Relation between Temporary Threshold Shift and Peripheral Circulatory Effects of Sound....Pages 67-74 Cardiovascular and Biochemical Effects of Chronic Intermittent Neurogenic Stimulation....Pages 75-84 Cardiovascular and Teratogenic Effects of Chronic Intermittent Noise Stress....Pages 85-90 Effect of Noise during Pregnancy upon Foetal Viability and Development....Pages 91-115 Audiogenic Stimulation and Reproductive Function....Pages 117-130 Effect of Noise during Pregnancy upon Foetal and Subsequent Adult Behavior....Pages 131-141 Extra-Auditory Effects of Sound on the Special Senses....Pages 143-150 Human Studies of Epileptic Seizures Induced by Sound and Their Conditioned Extinction....Pages 151-158 The Functional State of the Brain during Sonic Stimulation....Pages 159-183 Acoustic Priming of Audiogenic Seizures in Mice....Pages 185-201 Genetic and Temporal Characteristics of Audiogenic Seizures in Mice....Pages 203-210 Influence of Age, Auditory Conditioning, and Environmental Noise on Sound-Induced Seizures and Seizure Threshold in Mice....Pages 211-226 Psychopharmacology of the Response to Noise, with Special Reference to Audiogenic Seizure in Mice....Pages 227-257 Neurochemical Factors in Auditory Stimulation and Development of Susceptibility to Audiogenic Seizures....Pages 259-269 Effects of Noise during Sleep....Pages 271-275 Auditory Stimulation, Sleep Loss and the EEG Stages of Sleep....Pages 277-281 Awakening Effects of Simulated Sonic Booms and Subsonic Aircraft Noise....Pages 283-293 Effects of Noise on the Physiology and Behavior of Farm-Raised Animals....Pages 295-306 Effect of Sonic Booms on the Hatchability of Chicken Eggs and Other Studies of Aircraft-Generated Noise Effects on Animals....Pages 307-307 Man and Sonic Boom: Environmental Change....Pages 309-331 Appendix: Current Sonic Boom Research in France....Pages 333-336 Summary of the Symposium....Pages 337-340 Back Matter....Pages 341-365 Introduction: Noise in Our Overpolluted Environment.- Adaptation.- Environmental Noise, "Adaptation" and Pathological Change.- Resistance to Disease.- Audiogenic Stress and Susceptibility to Infection.- Endocrine and Metabolic Function.- Effects of Sound on Endocrine Function and Electrolyte Excretion.- Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Noise in Normal, Hypertensive and Psychotic Subjects.- Cardiovascular.- Noise, Hearing and Cardiovascular Function.- Relation Between Temporary Threshold Shift and Peripheral Circulatory Effects of Sound.- Cardiovascular and Biochemical Effects of Chronic Inte