Hi gh noise level causes psychological e ffects and physical damage, including irritability, loss o f concentration, anxiety and increased pulse rate. A one minute exposure to a sound level over IOOdBA can cause permanent hearing loss. The studies show that a large number of textil e workers, especially weavers, suffer from occupational hearing loss. The machinery manufacturers made considerabl...

OBJECTIVES Although occupational noise is a well known risk factor for hearing loss, little epidemiological evidence has been reported on its association with hearing loss in the general population, in part, because of the difficulty in exposure assessment. This study introduced a quantitative occupational noise exposure assessment tool using the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) databas...

Occupational noise-induced hearing loss is the second most self-reported occupational illness or injury in the United States. Among coal miners, more than 90% of the population reports a hearing deficit by age 55. In this formative evaluation, focus groups were conducted with coal miners in Appalachia to ascertain whether miners perceive hearing loss as a major health risk and if so, what would...

Background: Traffic noise is one of the major sources of environmental pollution that can cause permanent or temporary loss of hearing in drivers. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss among professional long-distance drivers in Bandar Abbas freight terminal. Methods: One thousand long distance occupational drivers in Bandar Abbas freight terminal not certifie...

BACKGROUND There are no data on the prevalence of occupational noise-induced hearing loss in drivers using standard audiometric testing. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of occupational noise-induced hearing loss in drivers. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on a random sample of 4300 long-distance drivers age > or =20 years taken out of a tota...