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Comparison of two dose-response relationship of noise exposure evaluation results with high frequency hearing loss / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal ; (24): 816-821, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) | ID: wpr-350397
Biblioteca responsável: WPRO
ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Complex noise and its relation to hearing loss are difficult to measure and evaluate. In complex noise measurement, individual exposure results may not accurately represent lifetime noise exposure. Thus, the mean L Aeq,8 h values of individuals in the same workgroup were also used to represent L Aeq,8 h in our study. Our study aimed to explore whether the mean exposure levels of workers in the same workgroup represented real noise exposure better than individual exposure levels did.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A cross-sectional study was conducted to establish a model for cumulative noise exposure (CNE) and hearing loss in 205 occupational noise-exposed workers who were recruited from two large automobile manufacturers in China. We used a personal noise dosimeter and a questionnaire to determine the workers' occupational noise exposure levels and exposure times, respectively. A qualified audiologist used standardized audiometric procedures to assess hearing acuity after at least 16 h of noise avoidance.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>We observed that 88.3% of workers were exposed to more than 85 dB(A) of occupational noise (mean 89.3 ± 4.2 dB(A)). The personal CNE (CNEp) and workgroup CNE (CNEg) were 100.5 ± 4.7 dB(A) and 100.5 ± 2.9 dB(A), respectively. In the binary logistic regression analysis, we established a regression model with high-frequency hearing loss as the dependent variable and CNE as the independent variable. The Wald value was 5.014 with CNEp as the independent variable and 8.653 with CNEg as the independent variable. Furthermore, we found that the figure for CNEg was more similar to the stationary noise reference than CNEp was. The CNEg model was better than the CNEp model. In this circumstance, we can measure some subjects instead of the whole workgroup and save manpower.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>In a complex noise environment, the measurements of average noise exposure level of the workgroup can improve the accuracy and save manpower.</p>
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Texto completo: Disponível Contexto em Saúde: ODS3 - Meta 3.9 Reduzir as mortes por produtos químicos y contaminação do ar, água e solo Problema de saúde: Exposições Ocupacionais Base de dados: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Estudos Transversais / Exposição Ocupacional / Diagnóstico / Perda Auditiva de Alta Frequência / Ruído / Ruído Ocupacional Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Estudo observacional / Estudo de prevalência / Estudo prognóstico / Fatores de risco Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglês Revista: Chinese Medical Journal Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Artigo
Texto completo: Disponível Contexto em Saúde: ODS3 - Meta 3.9 Reduzir as mortes por produtos químicos y contaminação do ar, água e solo Problema de saúde: Exposições Ocupacionais Base de dados: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Estudos Transversais / Exposição Ocupacional / Diagnóstico / Perda Auditiva de Alta Frequência / Ruído / Ruído Ocupacional Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Estudo observacional / Estudo de prevalência / Estudo prognóstico / Fatores de risco Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglês Revista: Chinese Medical Journal Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Artigo
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