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The influence of occupational noise exposure on blood pressure and hearing loss among female workers of childbearing age [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Objectives Women exposed to occupational noise experience adverse pregnancy outcomes. Therefore, we initiated a large, population-based, cross-sectional study to further investigate the effects of occupational noise on hearing and blood pressure among ...
Danhua Zhang, Di Wu, Sihua Wang, Jie Jiao, Yan Yang, Wenhui Zhou, Dong Zeng, Leike Li   +7 more
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Is ‘Normal Hearing’ Truly Normal? Temporal Processing and Speech Perception in Noise Abilities Amongst Relatively High Non-Occupational Noise-Exposed Young Adults

Noise and Health
Objective: Whilst occupational noise is known to affect suprathreshold auditory processing abilities, the concern regarding non-occupational noise exposure, such as recreational or environmental noise, is growing.
Ritik Srivastava, Swati Goyal, Jayashree Bhat   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Occupational Noise

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2006
I. Alimohamadi
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Prevalence and correlates of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers in the steel industry

Journal of Egyptian Public Health Association, 2023
The steel industry is one of the noisiest industries, which can predispose workers to hearing loss. In Egypt, the demand for steel is increasing due to the construction of new infrastructures as bridges, flyover roads, buildings, and towers; however ...
Noha S. Elshaer, Dorria E. Meleis, Abdel-rahman Mohamed   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Combined Effect of Elevated Blood Pressure and Occupational Noise Exposure on Bilateral High-Frequency Hearing Loss

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2023
Noise exposure and hypertension are associated with hearing loss. Occupational noise exposure for more than 10 years may increase the risk of hearing loss by 29%.
Hua-dong Zhang, Fang Yuan, Nante Jin, H. Deng   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Research on the Occupational Noise Exposure Health Risk Management Standard [PDF]

Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response (JRACR), 2018
To prevent and control the occupational noise hazard, procedures and methods of risk assessment and management of occupational noise hazard in the workplaces have been proposed as technical guidelines in the new standard “Risk Management Guidelines for ...
Minyan Li, Deyin Huang, Qian Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Does occupational noise matter amongst manufacturing (small and medium enterprises) workers? Empirical evidence from Magaba, Mbare, Zimbabwe

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: The significance of how occupational noise can influence attitudes towards occupational noise exposure, susceptibility to hearing loss and job performance has generally been neglected in the past studies.
Miston Mapuranga, Eugine T. Maziriri, Ralebitso K. Letshaba, Anos Chitamba   +3 more
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Global and regional burden of disease and injury in 2016 arising from occupational exposures: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. [PDF]

, 2022
OBJECTIVES:This study provides an overview of the influence of occupational risk factors on the global burden of disease as estimated by the occupational component of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2016 study. METHODS:The GBD 2016 study estimated the
GBD 2016 Occupational Risk Factors Collaborators
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Impact of a hearing conservation programs on occupational noise-induced hearing loss

Revista CEFAC, 2022
Purpose: to analyze the impact of a Hearing Conservation Program on occupational noise-induced hearing loss in a metallurgical plant. Methods: a longitudinal case study (2003-2018) was carried out and a Hearing Conservation Program assessed with ...
Adalva Virgínia Couto Lopes, Cleide Fernandes Teixeira, Mirella Bezerra Rodrigues Vilela, Maria Luiza Lopes Timóteo de Lima   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of occupational noise-induced hearing loss using kurtosis-adjusted noise exposure levels

Ear and Hearing, 2022
Objectives: Studies have shown that in addition to energy, kurtosis plays an important role in the assessment of hearing loss caused by complex noise.
Meibian Zhang, Xiangjing Gao, W. Murphy, C. Kardous, Xin Sun, Weijiang Hu, Wei Gong, Jingsong Li, W. Qiu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source