Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic Industry

Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic Industry

Noise-induced hearing loss is considered as one of the most common occupational problems. Audiometric pattern of NIHL is different in various workplaces. This study was designed to find the prevalence and pattern of hearing loss in tile and ceramic industry. This was a cross-sectional study conduct...

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Main Authors: AMIR HOUSHANG MEHRPARVAR, FATEMEH HEIDARI, MEHRDAD MOSTAGHACI, MOHSEN SOLTANI SHARIFABADI, MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARESAKHVIDI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Occupational Hygiene
Subjects:
Noise
NIHL
Tile industry
Audiometric notch
Hearing loss
Online Access:https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/view/268
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spelling doaj-f74142de1bab49209ec1222cf7f560c52020-12-07T08:38:24ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Occupational Hygiene2008-51092008-54352017-06-0192Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic IndustryAMIR HOUSHANG MEHRPARVAR0FATEMEH HEIDARI1MEHRDAD MOSTAGHACI2MOHSEN SOLTANI SHARIFABADI3MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARESAKHVIDI4Industrial Diseases Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IranDepartment of Industrial Hygiene, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IranMD, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan. IranDepartment of Health Services Management, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IranPhD, Department of Industrial Hygiene, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Noise-induced hearing loss is considered as one of the most common occupational problems. Audiometric pattern of NIHL is different in various workplaces. This study was designed to find the prevalence and pattern of hearing loss in tile and ceramic industry. This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 853 tile and ceramic workers in Yazd, Iran. Plants were selected by simple random sampling from all tile and ceramic plants in Yazd. Hearing thresholds were recorded at 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, and 8000Hz. Hearing loss at each frequency was defined as hearing threshold higher than15 dB-HL. Data were analyzed by SPSS (ver. 20) using Student’s https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/view/268NoiseNIHLTile industryAudiometric notchHearing loss
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author AMIR HOUSHANG MEHRPARVAR
FATEMEH HEIDARI
MEHRDAD MOSTAGHACI
MOHSEN SOLTANI SHARIFABADI
MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARESAKHVIDI
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FATEMEH HEIDARI
MEHRDAD MOSTAGHACI
MOHSEN SOLTANI SHARIFABADI
MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARESAKHVIDI
Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic Industry
International Journal of Occupational Hygiene
Noise
NIHL
Tile industry
Audiometric notch
Hearing loss
author_facet AMIR HOUSHANG MEHRPARVAR
FATEMEH HEIDARI
MEHRDAD MOSTAGHACI
MOHSEN SOLTANI SHARIFABADI
MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARESAKHVIDI
author_sort AMIR HOUSHANG MEHRPARVAR
title Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic Industry
title_short Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic Industry
title_full Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic Industry
title_fullStr Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic Industry
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic Industry
title_sort prevalence and pattern of noise-induced hearing loss in tile and ceramic industry
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series International Journal of Occupational Hygiene
issn 2008-5109
2008-5435
publishDate 2017-06-01
description Noise-induced hearing loss is considered as one of the most common occupational problems. Audiometric pattern of NIHL is different in various workplaces. This study was designed to find the prevalence and pattern of hearing loss in tile and ceramic industry. This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 853 tile and ceramic workers in Yazd, Iran. Plants were selected by simple random sampling from all tile and ceramic plants in Yazd. Hearing thresholds were recorded at 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, and 8000Hz. Hearing loss at each frequency was defined as hearing threshold higher than15 dB-HL. Data were analyzed by SPSS (ver. 20) using Student’s
topic Noise
NIHL
Tile industry
Audiometric notch
Hearing loss
url https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/view/268
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