Building performance for hearing impaired people

Auteurs-es

  • J.-R. Champagne J.R. Champagne Consulting Ltd., Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Mots-clés :

acoustic noise, architectural acoustics, hearing, hearing aids, noise abatement, reverberation, buildings, acoustic performance, hearing loss, acoustical environment, background noises, speech intelligibility, noise interference, environmental planning

Résumé

People compensate for hearing loss by relying on other senses, particularly that of sight. Visual elements and the quality of light are therefore important factors in the enhancement of visual information. Equally important is the acoustical environment. For persons using hearing aids it is essential to reduce background noises and to control reverberation in order to ensure speech intelligibility. Since hearing loss is limited to particular frequency ranges, the control of frequencies is important as well as the reduction of noise interference in environmental planning

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Publié-e

1994-09-01

Comment citer

1.
Champagne J-R. Building performance for hearing impaired people. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1 sept. 1994 [cité 14 mai 2026];22(3):81-. Disponible à: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/860

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Rubrique

Actes du congrès de la Semaine canadienne d'acoustique