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    Noise refers to any unwanted sound that disturbs people or makes it difficult to hear desired sounds. Acoustic noise can range from quiet but annoying sounds to loud noises that cause permanent hearing damage. Noise pollution occurs when sounds reach an intolerable level that corrupts the human environment. Physiological noise is heard unconsciously through vibrations, while psychological noise is consciously perceived by shifting attention to the sound. The intensity of sound decreases by 6 dB for every doubling of the distance from the source.

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    Noise refers to any unwanted sound that disturbs people or makes it difficult to hear desired sounds. Acoustic noise can range from quiet but annoying sounds to loud noises that cause permanent hearing damage. Noise pollution occurs when sounds reach an intolerable level that corrupts the human environment. Physiological noise is heard unconsciously through vibrations, while psychological noise is consciously perceived by shifting attention to the sound. The intensity of sound decreases by 6 dB for every doubling of the distance from the source.

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    Noise

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    Noise refers to any unwanted sound that disturbs people or makes it difficult to hear desired sounds. Acoustic noise can range from quiet but annoying sounds to loud noises that cause permanent hearing damage. Noise pollution occurs when sounds reach an intolerable level that corrupts the human environment. Physiological noise is heard unconsciously through vibrations, while psychological noise is consciously perceived by shifting attention to the sound. The intensity of sound decreases by 6 dB for every doubling of the distance from the source.

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    Noise

    Noisemeansanyunwantedsound.Sounds,particularlyloudones,thatdisturbpeopleormakeit
    difficulttohearwantedsounds,arenoise.Forexample,conversationsofotherpeoplemaybecalled
    noisebypeoplenotinvolvedinanyofthem;anyunwantedsoundsuchasdomesticateddogsbarking,
    neighboursplayingloudmusic,portablemechanicalsaws,roadtrafficsounds,oradistantaircraftin
    quietcountryside,iscallednoise.
    Acousticnoisecanbeanythingfromquietbutannoyingtoloudandharmful.Atoneextremeusersof
    publictransportsometimescomplainaboutthefaintandtinnysoundsemanatingfromthe
    headphonesorearbudsofsomebodylisteningtoaportableaudioplayer;attheotherthesoundofvery
    loudmusic,ajetengineatclosequarters,etc.cancausepermanentirreversiblehearingdamage.At
    intermediatelevelstherearearangeofdeleterioushealtheffectsfromnoise.This"intolerable
    corruptionofhumanspace"canbecallednoisepollution.[1]AclaimmadebyLuigiRussoloinhis
    article,The Joys of Noiseisthatnoisehasbecomesoprominentthatpuresoundnolongerexists.[2]
    RolandBarthesalsoobservesthatnoisecanbeperceivedeitherphysiologicallyorpsychologically.
    Weperceivenoisephysiologicallywhenwe"hear"it.Ontheotherhandwhenwe"listen"toanoise
    wearedoingthispsychologically.[3]Physiological noisecanbeexplainedphysiologicallyofcourse.
    Whenweperceiveaphysiologicalnoisewesubconsciouslyfeelthevibrationsofthenoise(sound)
    waveswithourparticlesinourphysicalbodywhereaspsychological noisereferstonoisethatis
    perceivedwhenourconsciousawarenessshiftsitsattentiontothatnoiseratherthanlettingitfilter
    throughoursubconsciouswhereitgoesunnoticed.
    Soundintensityfollowsaninversesquarelawwithdistancefromthesource;doublingthedistance
    fromanoisesourcereducesitsintensitybyafactoroffour,or6dB

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