Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Steel Factory Workers
| Autor: | Shweta V. Gadge, Prakash S Nagpure, Gaurav Agarwal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Industrial Noise
medicine.medical_specialty Occupational Hearing Loss business.industry Hearing loss Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Industrial noise Occupational hearing loss Factory Workers Audiology Time duration medicine.disease Occupational safety and health Rural hospital Noise Induced Hearing Loss otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine medicine.symptom Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business Safety Research Hearing.status Noise-induced hearing loss |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2016) International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 34-43 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2091-0878 |
| Popis: | Background: Industrial noise is usually considered mainly from the point of view of environmental health and safety, rather than nuisance, as sustained exposure can cause permanent hearing damage. Objective: To assess the Noise induced hearing loss in steel factory workers. Methods: It was a cross sectional study done to evaluate the hearing status of factory workers, working nearby a rural hospital, which were then correlated with the duration of work and SPL (in dBA) of exposure at their workplace. Results: In this study, Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) was calculated in the workers by taking the average of the 4 frequencies i.e. 500Hz, 1000Hz, 2000Hz and 4000Hz in right and left ear separately. Results showed that 129 (37.83%) workers were having Mild SNHL in Right ear i.e. between 26- 40 dB. 203 (59.54%) of the workers were having normal hearing i.e. hearing loss not exceeding 25 dB. Only 9 (2.63%) workers had moderate (41-60 dB) hearing loss in right ears. Whereas in case of left ears results showed that 145 (42.52%) workers were having Mild SNHL in left ear i.e. between 26- 40 dB. 185 (54.25%) of the workers were having normal hearing i.e. hearing loss not exceeding 25 dB. Only 11 (3.23%) workers had moderate (41-60 dB) hearing loss. Conclusion: Duration of exposure of individuals was found in the range from 6 years to 20 years. Maximum number of workers i.e. 235 (68.92%) were exposed to a time duration of 16 to 20 years followed by 96 (28.15%) who were exposed to 11-15 years. There were 10 (2.93) workers who were having the exposure of 6 to 10 years. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 4 No 2(2015) 34 – 43 |
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