Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Francesc de Borja, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO), 46702 Gandía, Spain
Jose Miguel Sequí-Sabater
Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital “Reina Sofía”, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Romina del Rey-Tormos
Physical Technologies Center, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46020 Valencia, Spain
Jesús Alba-Fernández
Physical Technologies Center, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46020 Valencia, Spain
Jose Miguel Sequí-Canet
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Francesc de Borja, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO), 46702 Gandía, Spain
Excessive noise pollution is often a problem for neonatal nurseries. Noise pollution involves not only noise but also vibrations. The main difference between them is that noise can be heard, and vibrations are felt. The human ear cannot detect waves outside the range of 20 Hz–20 KHz. Waves from 0 Hz to 80–100 Hz should be considered vibrations. Both can be transmitted to the neonate through the incubator’s operational mechanisms and other noise sources. Neonatal units’ noise is well studied but very little is known about vibration. This entry focuses on the importance of vibrations reaching the inside of incubators in neonatal nurseries.
