Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the hearing profile of motorcycle taxi drivers and analyze the risk of their exposure to noise. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 17 motorcycle taxi drivers of a city on the Southern coast of Brazil, in 2008. Noise was measured at workplace and during a standard route. The dose of exposure to noise was calculated, a questionnaire on the perception of auditory and extra-auditory effects was applied and an auditory hearing assessment through threshold tonal audiometry was performed. Results: at workplace, noise was around 73dBA (decibels, A scale), and while commuting, noise was above 100% for a 12-hour working day. Strain and stress/fatigue after work were reported by 58.8% of the subjects and 52.9% of them showed hearing losses, five presenting characteristic noise-induced hearing losses (NIHL). However, the motorcycle taxi drivers did not associate the adverse health effects to the continuous exposure to noise. Conclusion: the motorcycle taxi drivers presented hearing risk, 29% of them presenting hearing alterations with characteristics suggestive of noise-induced hearing loss, which makes the implementation of auditory conservation programs of extremely importance for this class of workers. |
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Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian cityHearingNoiseMotorcyclesOccupational HealthABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the hearing profile of motorcycle taxi drivers and analyze the risk of their exposure to noise. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 17 motorcycle taxi drivers of a city on the Southern coast of Brazil, in 2008. Noise was measured at workplace and during a standard route. The dose of exposure to noise was calculated, a questionnaire on the perception of auditory and extra-auditory effects was applied and an auditory hearing assessment through threshold tonal audiometry was performed. Results: at workplace, noise was around 73dBA (decibels, A scale), and while commuting, noise was above 100% for a 12-hour working day. Strain and stress/fatigue after work were reported by 58.8% of the subjects and 52.9% of them showed hearing losses, five presenting characteristic noise-induced hearing losses (NIHL). However, the motorcycle taxi drivers did not associate the adverse health effects to the continuous exposure to noise. Conclusion: the motorcycle taxi drivers presented hearing risk, 29% of them presenting hearing alterations with characteristics suggestive of noise-induced hearing loss, which makes the implementation of auditory conservation programs of extremely importance for this class of workers.ABRAMO Associação Brasileira de Motricidade Orofacial2018-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462018000100029Revista CEFAC v.20 n.1 2018reponame:Revista CEFAC (Online)instname:Centro de Especialização em Fonoaudiologia Clínica (CEFAC)instacron:CEFAC10.1590/1982-021620182016917info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDe Conto,JulianaGerges,SamyrGonçalves,Cláudia Giglio de Oliveiraeng2018-02-19T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1516-18462018000100029Revistahttp://www.revistacefac.com.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revistacefac@cefac.br1982-02161516-1846opendoar:2018-02-19T00:00Revista CEFAC (Online) - Centro de Especialização em Fonoaudiologia Clínica (CEFAC)false |
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Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city |
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Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city |
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Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city De Conto,Juliana Hearing Noise Motorcycles Occupational Health |
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Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city |
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Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city |
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Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city |
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Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city |
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Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city |
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De Conto,Juliana |
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De Conto,Juliana Gerges,Samyr Gonçalves,Cláudia Giglio de Oliveira |
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Gerges,Samyr Gonçalves,Cláudia Giglio de Oliveira |
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De Conto,Juliana Gerges,Samyr Gonçalves,Cláudia Giglio de Oliveira |
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Hearing Noise Motorcycles Occupational Health |
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Hearing Noise Motorcycles Occupational Health |
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ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the hearing profile of motorcycle taxi drivers and analyze the risk of their exposure to noise. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 17 motorcycle taxi drivers of a city on the Southern coast of Brazil, in 2008. Noise was measured at workplace and during a standard route. The dose of exposure to noise was calculated, a questionnaire on the perception of auditory and extra-auditory effects was applied and an auditory hearing assessment through threshold tonal audiometry was performed. Results: at workplace, noise was around 73dBA (decibels, A scale), and while commuting, noise was above 100% for a 12-hour working day. Strain and stress/fatigue after work were reported by 58.8% of the subjects and 52.9% of them showed hearing losses, five presenting characteristic noise-induced hearing losses (NIHL). However, the motorcycle taxi drivers did not associate the adverse health effects to the continuous exposure to noise. Conclusion: the motorcycle taxi drivers presented hearing risk, 29% of them presenting hearing alterations with characteristics suggestive of noise-induced hearing loss, which makes the implementation of auditory conservation programs of extremely importance for this class of workers. |
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