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Noise exposure in healthcare workers
Medicine Science, 2023 The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of noise in hospitals on healthcare workers, to develop recommendations for reducing noise in hospitals and to show why healthcare workers should be protected from noise exposure in hospitals.
Huseyin Deniz, Elif Tugba Sarac
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NOISE EXPOSURE DURING ORTHOPAEDICS SURGERY [PDF]
Science Heritage Journal, 2017 There is serious concern on noise hazard in operating theatre especially in the orthopaedics field that requires usage of many instruments. However, data on this noise exposure particularly in Malaysia is rather limited.
Ailin , Hendy, Ahmad
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Relationship between occupational noise exposure and renal function impairment in oil workers
环境与职业医学, 2022 BackgroundThe current oil production determines oil workers’ occupational noise exposure. Without effective protection, noise will affect various aspects of worker’s body functions, including acting on the adrenal cortex system and resulting in renal ...
Zhe CHEN +11 more
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AAOHN Journal, 1997 1. Over 30 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise on the worksite. Continual exposure to high noise levels damages and destroys hearing cells within the ear, making noise induced hearing loss an irreversible impairment. 2. Hearing conservation programs are required by law for workers in industrial settings where noise exposures equal or exceed ...
Pamela V. Moore, Sally L. Lusk
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background With a high prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), the noise survey tools for identifying individuals with high risk of NIHL are still limited.
Kun Han +7 more
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Noise Exposure Questionnaire: A Tool for Quantifying Annual Noise Exposure [PDF]
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2017 Background:Exposure to both occupational and nonoccupational noise is recognized as a risk factor for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Although audiologists routinely inquire regarding history of noise exposure, there are limited tools available for quantifying this history or for identifying those individuals who are at highest risk for NIHL ...
Tiffany A, Johnson +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Exposure to occupational and environmental noise is closely linked to various auditory system diseases. Few studies have focused on the effect of noise exposure on the extra auditory system, especially the urinary system.
You Jin Kim +4 more
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Prevalence of tinnitus in noise-exposed workers and its influencing factors
环境与职业医学, 2023 Background Tinnitus is a common symptom in workers exposed to noise, and no specific treatment is available yet. Paying attention to the influencing factors of tinnitus is very important to prevent tinnitus.
Jianying ZHENG, Jinghan ZHU, Xuhui ZHANG
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Association of occupational noise exposure with hypertension: A cross‐sectional study
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2023 The effects of chronic occupational noise exposure on hypertension are debated. We aimed to investigate the association between occupational noise exposure and the prevalence of hypertension.
Jin Wang +5 more
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The epidemiology of noise exposure in the Australian workforce
Noise and Health, 2013 This work considers an alternate methodology for the estimation of the noise exposed population of the Australian workforce. Previous methods relied on the statistics from the annual rate of application for worker′s hearing loss compensation claims, the ...
Warwick Williams
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