Sound Masking Implications (03-15-24)
Bergefurt and teammates evaluated the implications of at-workplace soundmasking. They report that “To date, most studies on sound masking are short-term laboratory studies. . . . The current study aims to evaluate, using a longitudinal field study . . . at two organizations, whether level-adaptive sound masking could reduce intelligible speech and increase mental health, while being exposed to level-adaptive sound masking for two to three months.