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标题：Prevalence and Pattern of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Tile and Ceramic Industry
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作者：AMIR HOUSHANG MEHRPARVAR ; FATEMEH HEIDARI ; MEHRDAD MOSTAGHACI 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Occupational Hygiene
印刷版ISSN：2008-5109
电子版ISSN：2008-5435
出版年度：2017
卷号：9
期号：2
页码：60-65
语种：English
出版社：Tehran University of Medical Sciences
摘要：ORIGINAL ARTICLE Noise-induced hearing loss is considered as one of the most common occupational problems. Audiometric pattern of NIHL is different in various workplaces. This study was designed to find the prevalence and pattern of hearing loss in tile and ceramic industry. This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 853 tile and ceramic workers in Yazd, Iran. Plants were selected by simple random sampling from all tile and ceramic plants in Yazd. Hearing thresholds were recorded at 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, and 8000Hz. Hearing loss at each frequency was defined as hearing threshold higher than15 dB-HL. Data were analyzed by SPSS (ver. 20) using Student’s
关键词：Noise; NIHL; Tile industry; Audiometric notch; Hearing loss