Audiometric Assessment of Bistoon Tile Factory Workers Based on Noise Exposure in 2009

Haji Ali Yartireh; Amir Hossein Hashemian; Marzieh  Sadeghian

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Audiometric Assessment of Bistoon Tile Factory Workers Based on Noise Exposure in 2009

Author(s):

Haji Ali Yartireh^{1, 2},

Amir Hossein Hashemian^{3, 4,*},

Marzieh Sadeghian⁵

1Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran

2Academic teaching staff. Department of Occupational health, Health College, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran

3Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kermanshah, IR Iran

4Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Health College, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences,Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran

5Department of Occupational health, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Islamic Republic of Iran

Jundishapur Journal of Health Sciences:Vol. 5, issue 3; e94034

Published online:Sep 23, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 19, 2019

Accepted:Sep 23, 2013

How to Cite:Haji Ali YartirehAmir Hossein HashemianMarzieh SadeghianAudiometric Assessment of Bistoon Tile Factory Workers Based on Noise Exposure in 2009.Jundishapur J Health Sci.5(3):e94034.

Abstract

Introduction: Noise is a type of energy when exceeds T.L.V., It can cause hearing loss, especially in working environments. As factory workers are at high risk of noise, the present study evaluated the Bistoon Tile Factory workers hearing losses.

Methods and Materials: In this analytical cross-sectional study, workers’ noise Leq were calculated according to I.S.O. standards and their audiometry results were derived from their health files. Data was analyzed by statistical tables and chisquare test by SPSS 21.

Results: There is no statistically significant relation between age and work history and hearing status of the workers, but a significant statistical relationship existed between noise Leq exposure and audiometry status. The persons with more noise exposure than standard values had bad audiometry status.

Conclusions: Large body of research has indicated that noise has effect on audio system, and in the present study, however the workers age and work history were not long enough to detect an exposure to Leq of higher than the standard level, a high exposure to loud noise reminded us that considering the issue, workers would prove important in the context of occupational health.

Keywords

Audiometry

Noise Leq

Tile industry

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