Subject: Re: Effects of high-G on human hearing From: Jose Ignacio Alcantara <jia10@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:48:04 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>I seem to recall that in the early (1950/60s) of using centrifuge training for astronauts, some people reported hearing noises... Whether this was ever investigated, or indeed, how the reported (internally-generated) noise was distinguished from what must have been a pretty noisy environment, I'm afraid I don't know, Seems like NASA might be a good place to begin your search, assuming you've already searched the USAF? Jose On 14 Feb 2011, at 20:17, Neil Waterman wrote: > Hello All, > > Trying to short cut an attack on Google here - can anyone point me at any research related to the effect of high 'G' loading on human hearing. My core interest is understanding the sort of effect a fighter pilot might experience during high-G maneuvers with respect to both voice communications (via helmet/headset) and that of the aircraft sounds. > > Thanks in anticipation, Neil Dr José Ignacio Alcántara Department of Experimental Psychology University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge, UK CB2 3EB Phone: 44 (0)1223 764412 Fax: 44 (0)1223 333564 Fellow of Fitzwilliam College Cambridge, UK CB3 0DG Phone: 44 (0)1223 472126