Monitor Tone Generates Stress in Computer and VDT Operators [microform] : A Preliminary Study / Caroline Dow and Douglas C. Covert.

A near-ultrasonic pure tone of 15,570 Herz generated by flyback transformers in computer and video display terminal (VDT) monitors may cause severe non-specific irritation or stress disease in operators. Women hear higher frequency sounds than men and are twice as sensitive to "too loud" n...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Dow, Caroline
Other Authors:	Covert, Douglas C.
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988.
Subjects:	Auditory Discrimination. Computer Peripherals. Computer Terminals. Females. Hearing (Physiology) Noise (Sound) Occupational Diseases. Occupational Safety and Health. Psychological Studies. Sex Differences. Stress Variables. Video Display Terminals.