This SIG 8 activity summarizes the existing knowledge regarding auditory and
nonauditory health outcomes of roadway traffic noise. Sources of roadway noise,
theorized impacts on the auditory system, systems of measurement, and proposed
policy and public health solutions are reviewed. The authors describe how audiologists
fit within broader public health efforts to address noise exposure in the population.
Learning
Outcomes
You will be able to:
- define roadway noise exposure and the associated auditory and non-auditory
heath consequences, with attention to audiology’s role in public health initiatives
to reduce the impacts of noise exposure.
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new knowledge.
Articles
in This Course
- Auditory and Nonauditory Risks Related to Roadway Traffic Noise: An Overview for
Audiologists by Sarah E. Warren and Karen L. Bell,
published in SIG 8, Volume 8, Issue 2, April 2023
