OCCUPATIONAL NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS AND HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED W.ITH LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO NOISE

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NEGHAB M.; MADAHI M.; RAJAEI FARD A.

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Journal: IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL Year:2009 | Volume:5 | Issue:3-4 Page(s): 36-43

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OCCUPATIONAL NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS AND HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED W.ITH LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO NOISE

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NEGHAB M. | MADAHI M. | RAJAEI FARD A. | Issue Writer Certificate

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NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSSQ4

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSUREQ2

HYPERTENSIONQ4

PETROCHEMICAL STAFFQ4

Abstract

Background and aims: NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS is a permanent, usually, bilateral hearing impairment due to long term exposure to high levels of noise and exposure of workers to noise represents one of the most common occupational hazards. Although noise has also been suggested to increase the prevalence of HYPERTENSION, evidence for this association is not conclusive. This historical cohort study was undertaken to evaluate the auditory effects of noise and to further examine the hypothesis that a link between noise exposure and HYPERTENSION exists.Method: The study population consisted of 140 healthy male employees from a local petrochemical industry with history of past and present exposure to noise and 140 matched healthy male unexposed individuals from the same industry (referent group). A questionnaire with 40 questions concerning age, sex, weight, height, length of employment, workplace noise level and history of HYPERTENSION was administered. Furthermore, subjects were physically examined, their blood pressure were taken under normal resting position and underwent audiometry testing. Similarly, sound pressure level and octave band analyzing in different stations of workplace carried out for every employee, and then Leq calculated. Data were analyzed by SPSS 13, using student's test and Chi-square.Results: The prevalence of hearing impairment in this study was 38.5 percent among exposed and 7.8 percent among unexposed group and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.0001). Similarly, the prevalence of HYPERTENSION in exposed group was significantly higher than that of unexposed group.Conclusion: These findings while provide corroborative evidence to further substantiate the notion that exposure to noise is associated with hearing impairment, they also support the proposition that long term OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE to noise appears to be a risk factor for arterial HYPERTENSION.

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NEGHAB, M., MADAHI, M., & RAJAEI FARD, A.. (2009). OCCUPATIONAL NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS AND HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED W.ITH LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO NOISE. IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL, 5(3-4), 36-43. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/129017/en

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NEGHAB M., MADAHI M., RAJAEI FARD A.. OCCUPATIONAL NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS AND HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED W.ITH LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO NOISE. IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL[Internet]. 2009;5(3-4):36-43. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/129017/en

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M. NEGHAB, M. MADAHI, and A. RAJAEI FARD, “OCCUPATIONAL NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS AND HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED W.ITH LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO NOISE,” IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL, vol. 5, no. 3-4, pp. 36–43, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/129017/en

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