Questionable sound exposure outside of the womb: frequency analysis of environmental noise in the neonatal intensive care unit.

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Abstract

Recent research raises concerns about the adverse effects of noise exposure on the developing preterm infant. However, current guidelines for NICU noise remain focused on loudness levels, leaving the problem of exposure to potentially harmful sound frequencies largely overlooked. This study examined the frequency spectra present in a level-II NICU.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Acta Paediatr.

Title: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISSN (Electronic): 1651-2227

ISSN (Print): 0803-5253

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2015

Volume: 104

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of Pediatrics and Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.