Application of a new, self-recording, vibratory sensation meter to measure temporary threshold shift of vibratory sensation caused by local vibration exposure. 1994

K Nishiyama, and K Taoda, and H Yamashita, and S Watanabe
Department of Preventive Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.

A new, self-recording, vibratory sensation meter measures temporary threshold shifts of vibratory sensation (TTSv) on a finger tip. After exposure to hand-transmitted vibration with exposure frequencies 63 Hz, 200 Hz and 500 Hz, and levels of acceleration 1 g, 2 g, 4 g and 8 g, fingertip measurements were obtained. Temporary threshold shift immediately after the vibratory exposure (TTSv,0) was estimated for each exposure from the regression analysis by approximation of an exponential function. Time constant (tc) was also estimated at the same time by the analysis. The coefficients of determination were large. Thus, the fit of the exponential function is very good for each exposure. The tc corresponds to the recovering velocity of the temporary shift and implies the half-life period of TTSv. These parameters enable us to examine more generally the relationships of TTSv to the characteristics of exposure vibration, subject and other conditions. On this basis, the estimated TTSv,0 and tc were used to examine the dependency of TTSv on the characteristics of the exposure vibration and the subject. The most effective frequency under the level of 4 g is thought to be between 200 Hz and 500 Hz. TTSv,0 of each subject proportionally increased with power of acceleration. The coefficient of determination on regression analysis was large. This result enables us to estimate TTSv,0 at an arbitrary level of acceleration by use of a regression equation derived from experimental data.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D012044 Regression Analysis Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable. Regression Diagnostics,Statistical Regression,Analysis, Regression,Analyses, Regression,Diagnostics, Regression,Regression Analyses,Regression, Statistical,Regressions, Statistical,Statistical Regressions
D004867 Equipment Design Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware. Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D005385 Fingers Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND. Finger
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000054 Acceleration An increase in the rate of speed. Accelerations
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012684 Sensory Thresholds The minimum amount of stimulus energy necessary to elicit a sensory response. Sensory Threshold,Threshold, Sensory,Thresholds, Sensory
D012867 Skin The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D014732 Vibration A continuing periodic change in displacement with respect to a fixed reference. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Vibrations

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