Re: apparent increase in loudness (FATIMA HUSAIN )

Subject: Re: apparent increase in loudness
From:    FATIMA HUSAIN  <fthusain(at)HELIX.NIH.GOV>
Date:    Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:17:42 -0500

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Leon van Noorden wrote:

> auditorylist,
>
> during a recent transatlantic flight I observed
> the phenomenon that the sound of a crying baby
> appeared louder when I tried to mask it by
> putting on a headphone with loud instrumental music.
> It ran against my expectation that a partially
> masked sound would appear less loud.
> Is this a known phenomenon?
>

Yes, to all mothers :-)

--fatima