Concentrations of Certain Hormones in the Blood of Human Males Subjected to Steady-State Noise

Audiogenic stress although well established in rodents, has not been demonstrated as occurring in humans exposed to steady-state noise within the range of current industrial standards for hearing protection (FAVINO et al., 1973; this vol., Ch. IV.3). To learn more about the short-term effects of noise on endocrine function in man, blood samples were drawn from human males while they were subjected to noise. These samples were analyzed for different hormones.