Table 1 Descriptive statistics for overall and festival-specified LAeqcomp, LCeq, LZeq, 63Hz, along with the corresponding counts exceeding WHO- and Belgian guidelines. Data are presented for both compensated (comp) and non-compensated (non-comp) levels, accounting for the use or non-use of hearing protection devices.
From: Large-scale music events can cause subclinical hearing damage
Event (number of dosimeters) [mean exposure duration (h)] | LAeq (dBA) mean (SD) | LAeqcomp (dBA) mean (SD) | LCeq (dBC) mean (SD) | LZeq, 63Hz mean (SD) | Number of 15-m intervals | > 100 dBA (WHO) (non-comp) | > 102 dBA (Bel) (non-comp) | > 100 dBA (WHO) (comp) | > 102 dBA (Bel) (comp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All (39)10 | 100 (4) | 93 (10) | 113 (6) | 112 (7) | 1586 | 634 (40%) | 429 (27%) | 463 (29%) | 331 (21%) |
1 (7) [18.1] | 102 (1) | 102 (1) | 117 (1) | 116 (2) | 501 | 283 (56%) | 217 (43%) | 283 (56%) | 217 (43%) |
2 (7) [7.1] | 98 (1) | 88 (9) | 110 (1) | 109 (1) | 196 | 63 (32%) | 26 (13%) | 20 (10%) | 7 (4%) |
3 (5) [7.2] | 92 (3) | 91 (3) | 100 (2) | 97 (1) | 141 | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) |
4 (7) [6.3] | 102 (2) | 97 (8) | 114 (1) | 112 (1) | 173 | 89 (51%) | 61 (35%) | 53 (31%) | 33 (19%) |
5 (6) [10.8] | 101 (3) | 94 (15) | 117 (4) | 117 (4) | 256 | 94 (37%) | 62 (24%) | 82 (32%) | 53 (21%) |
6 (7) [11.5] | 100 (1) | 87 (10) | 116 (1) | 116 (2) | 319 | 104 (33%) | 63 (20%) | 25 (8%) | 20 (6%) |
