Suggested guidelines for studying the combined effects of occupational exposure to noise and chemicals on hearing.

abstract：:Hearing sense is one of the key elements which may have impact on the driver's task quality. This cross-sectional study investigates the hearing status of 500 truck drivers by pure tone audiometry (AC) in one of the cities in Fars province, Iran. Hearing threshold levels of the subjects were measured in frequencies of...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Karimi A,Nasiri S,Kazerooni FK,Oliaei M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When planning the development or reduction of large traffic facilities, acoustic calculation procedures are used to forecast the noise load in the affected residential areas. Then, existing dose/response relationships for steady state situations are used to predict noise effects in future years. Planners often assume ...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Guski R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the limited studies conducted within the African continent, the purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of chronic aircraft noise exposure and the moderating effect of home language on the learners' reading comprehension. The sample comprised 437 (52%) senior primary learners exposed to high levels o...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Seabi J,Cockcroft K,Goldschagg P,Greyling M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although tinnitus is a very common symptom, risk factors related to behavior and habits have not been sufficiently investigated. As no investigation on this problem has been performed in Serbia, the aim of our study was to establish the prevalence of tinnitus among Serbian adolescents and to investigate the relationsh...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Marmut Z,Belojevic G,Backovic D,Zivojinovic JI,Tomanic M,Hadzic E

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to loud sound during leisure activities for long periods of time is an important area to implement preventive health education, especially among young people. The aim was to identify the relations among awareness about the damaging effects of loud levels of sounds, previous exposures do loud sounds, preferenc...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Knobel KA,Lima MC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of noise sensitivity emerged in public health and psychoacoustic research to help explain individual differences in reactions to noise. Noise sensitivity has been associated with health problems, but the mechanisms underlying this relationship have yet to be fully examined. Participants (n = 1102) were res...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Hill EM,Billington R,Krägeloh C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tinnitus spectrum is a psycho-acoustic metric of tinnitus. Previous work found a tight relation between the spectrum and the tone audiogram. This suggests that the spectrum and the audiogram provide essentially the same information, and the added value of the spectrum is limited. In order to test whether the spect...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Heijneman KM,de Kleine E,Wiersinga-Post E,van Dijk P

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traffic noise, which is steadily increasing, is considered to be an important environmental health problem. The aim of this study was to estimate the degree of annoyance and sleep disturbance related to road traffic noise in residential settings in an urban community. The study is based on a questionnaire on environme...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Bluhm G,Nordling E,Berglind N

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noise-induced hearing loss includes both temporary (TTS) and permanent (PTS) threshold shifts. Although TTS and PTS have many similarities, their underlying mechanisms are different. Both TTS and PTS are seen in hearing-conservation programs, making it important to consider both when making physiological measurements ...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Marshall L,Lapsley Miller JA,Heller LM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements of noise levels associated with different types of vehicles plying the roads in Delhi were made. From the data, noise level indices L(10) , L(90) and Leq were determined. In addition, spectra of noise for different vehicles at 1- octave band frequencies were also obtained. The time-averaged noise spectra ...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Prakash A,Joute K,Jain VK

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gender differences in coping strategies and self-rated disability and handicap were explored in individuals with noise-induced hearing loss. The study group consisted of 60 male and 33 female patients, consecutively presenting at the hearing clinics in two hospitals in the western part of Sweden. The females were olde...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Hallberg L

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, people listen to music loud using personal listening devices. Although a majority of studies have reported that the high volume played on these listening devices produces a latent risk of hearing problems, there is a lack of studies on "double noise exposures" such as environmental noise plus recreational noise...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Yu J,Lee D,Han W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High activity noise levels that result in detrimental effects on speech communication have been measured in preschools. To find out if different pedagogical ideologies affect the perceived loudness and levels of noise, a questionnaire study inquiring about the experience of loudness and voice symptoms was carried out ...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Jonsdottir V,Rantala LM,Oskarsson GK,Sala E

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of noise exposure on the auditory system is well known from animal studies. However, most of the studies concern short-term exposure conditions. The purpose of the present research was to find the dose-effect curve for hearing loss in rats following 5 days of noise exposure. Three groups of eight Wag/Rij ra...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Cappaert NL,Klis SF,Muijser H,Kulig BM,Smoorenburg GF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is aimed to investigate the impact of noise pollution on residents/community residing near roadside. The degree of annoyance was assessed by means of a questionnaire. It was found that among all noise-generating sources, road traffic was the major source of noise followed by factory/machines. A healt...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Agarwal S,Swami BL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibroacoustic disease (VAD) is a whole-body, systemic pathology, characterized by the abnormal proliferation of extra-cellular matrices, and caused by excessive exposure to low frequency noise (LFN). VAD has been observed in LFN-exposed professionals, such as, aircraft technicians, commercial and military pilots and c...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Branco NA,Alves-Pereira M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most countries have guidelines to regulate sound exposure at concerts and music festivals. These guidelines limit the allowed sound pressure levels and the concert/festival's duration. In Norway, where there is such a guideline, it is up to the local authorities to impose the regulations. The need to prevent hearing-l...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Tronstad TV,Gelderblom FB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, the measurement of stress hormones including adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol has been widely used to study the possible increase in cardiovascular risk of noise exposed subjects. Since endocrine changes manifesting in physiological disorders come first in the chain of cause-effect for perceived...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Babisch W

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is emerging linking environmental noise to health problems. Noise can affect health directly and indirectly: For example, noise sensitivity moderates the effects of noise annoyance, which in turn mediates the effects of noise exposure. An alternative hypothesis is that noise sensitivity marks the presence of ...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Welch D,Shepherd D,Dirks KN,McBride D,Marsh S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Context:Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is considered as a common occupational hazard among the industrial workers. The printing press is one of the common industrial set up where noise levels are often high. The awareness of people working in such a setup is generally less towards the hazards that is caused by noise...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Basheer R,Bhargavi PG,Prakash HP

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ration power plants, to generate power, have become common worldwide. One such one is the steam power plant. In such plants, various moving parts of heavy machines generate a lot of noise. Operators are subjected to high levels of noise. High noise level exposure leads to psychological as well physiological problems; ...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Ahmed HK,Zulquernain M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last 30 years several hearing disability and handicap questionnaires have been designed and used for clinical purposes. The present study includes a review of the most frequently used scales. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Hearing Disability and Handicap Sca...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Barrenäs ML,Holgers KM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To examine the information about tinnitus contained in different video sources on YouTube. Materials and Methods:The 100 most widely viewed tinnitus videos were manually coded. Firstly, we identified the sources of upload: consumer, professional, television-based clip, and internet-based clip. Secondly, the vi...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Basch CH,Yin J,Kollia B,Adedokun A,Trusty S,Yeboah F,Fung IC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noise induces cortisol excretion even below the awakening threshold. This is based upon the existence of very close subcortical central nervous connections between parts of the auditory system (e. g. amygdala) showing typical plasticity effects and the hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis. Repeated noise events (e...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Spreng M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) have been recognized as a problem among workers in Indian industries. The major industries in India are based on manufacturing. There are appreciable numbers of casting and forging units spread across the country. The objective of this study is to deter...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Singh LP,Bhardwaj A,Kumar DK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence has exhibited dietary influence on the manifestation of different types of behavior induced by stressor tasks. The present study examined the effects of Tualang honey supplement administered with the goal of preventing or attenuating the occurrence of stress-related behaviors in male rats subjected to ...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Azman KF,Zakaria R,AbdAziz C,Othman Z,Al-Rahbi B

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of subjective complaints about aircraft noise during night-time refers to sleep disruption. In order to protect populations who live around airports, it is of major importance to define levels of noise considered to be unacceptable during that particular time of the 24-hour period. In addition to an integrated in...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Muzet A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present article is to review comfort studies on hearing protector devices. Comfort is probably the most important dimension for long-term worker acceptance and effective wear of hearing protectors in noise. A short digression has been made to introduce comfort work from the textile and clothing indu...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Davis RR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) is an objective sensitive test of cochlear function. The aim of this study was the evaluation of noise-induced hearing loss in a group of industrial workers, using this method in conjunction with standard puretone audiometry (PTA). One hundred and five subjects (210 ea...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Korres GS,Balatsouras DG,Tzagaroulakis A,Kandiloros D,Ferekidou E,Korres S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a significant clinical, social, and economic issue. The development of novel therapeutic agents to reduce NIHL will potentially benefit multiple very large noise-exposed populations. Oxidative stress has been identified as a significant contributor to noise-induced sensory cell dea...

journal_title：Noise & health

authors： Le Prell CG,Johnson AC,Lindblad AC,Skjönsberg A,Ulfendahl M,Guire K,Green GE,Campbell KC,Miller JM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00