Modelling the risk of noise-induced hearing loss among military pilots
| Autor: | Martti Sorri, Jukka Starck, Pentti Kuronen, Esko Toppila, Rauno Pa¨a¨kko¨nen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Aging Linguistics and Language medicine.medical_specialty Hearing loss Population Industrial noise Audiology Models Biological Risk Assessment Language and Linguistics Speech and Hearing Risk Factors Occupational Exposure otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Ear Protective Devices education Finland education.field_of_study Fourier Analysis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Age Factors Middle Aged medicine.disease Occupational Diseases Military Personnel Hearing Loss Noise-Induced Aerospace Medicine Audiometry Pure-Tone Female Aviation medicine medicine.symptom Audiometry Aviation Noise business Risk assessment Auditory fatigue Noise-induced hearing loss |
| Zdroj: | International journal of audiology. 43(2) |
| ISSN: | 1708-8186 |
| Popis: | Noise is a significant risk factor in aviation, especially in military aviation. Even though our earlier studies have shown that the risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among military pilots is small and the monitoring of their hearing is effective, we still need to develop methods of assessing the risk of NIHL more effectively at both the general and individual levels. In addition, many other risk factors are considered to contribute to the development of hearing impairment. The novel NoiseScan data management system enables assessment of the risk of developing hearing impairment on the basis of known risk factors. This study investigates the risk of hearing impairment among Finnish Air Force pilots using reasonably accurate noise exposure data and other risk factors for hearing impairment. This risk is also compared with that of industrial workers, whose risk followed the ISO 1999 prediction. Hearing among Finnish military pilots turned out to be better than predicted by the ISO 1999 model. The industrial workers had a larger number of risk factors than the pilots. Owing to the small number of risk factors, the hearing of pilots corresponds to approximately the 80th percentile, being 9-13 dB better than the 50th percentile obtained with the industrial population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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