ArticleJournal of occupational health2017
Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in auto part factory workers in welding units in Thailand.
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- The prevalence of occupational exposure to noise: A systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury.Environment international · 2021Pooled it
- Association between Smoking and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Evaluation of vestibular system with vHIT in industrial workers with noise-induced hearing loss.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2018Trial
- Global burden and geospatial drivers of sensory impairment with sense organ disease projections to 2050.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Noise-induced hearing loss and blood factors: results from a comprehensive cross-sectional study in Iran.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Global Prevalence of Noise Induced Hearing Impairment Among Industrial Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Investigation of Noise Induced Hearing Loss Among Power Loom Industry Workers in Tamil Nadu, India.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Impact of Hearing Loss and Restricted Access to Care on the Karen People Living in a Conflict Setting Near the Thai-Burma Border.Research and reports in tropical medicine · 2024Article
- Assessment of Occupational Hearing Loss Associated With Non-Gaussian Noise Using the Kurtosis-Adjusted Cumulative Noise Exposure Metric: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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- Sex differences in noise-induced hearing loss: a cross-sectional study in China.Biology of sex differences · 2021Article
- An overview of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2020Review
- Effectiveness of a Novel Index System in Preventing Early Hearing Loss among Furniture Industry Skills Training Students in Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Assessment of Noise Exposure and Hearing Loss Among Workers in Textile Mill (Thamine), Myanmar: A Cross-Sectional Study.Safety and health at work · 2020Article
- Does occupational noise matter amongst manufacturing (small and medium enterprises) workers? Empirical evidence from Magaba, Mbare, Zimbabwe.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2020Article
- Prevalence and determinants of noise-induced hearing loss among workers in the automotive industry in China: A pilot study.Journal of occupational health · 2019Article
- Noise Effect on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate - Regression Analysis in Service of Prediction.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2019Article
- Hearing threshold levels among steel industry workers in Samut Prakan, Thailand.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesMost workers in auto part factories in Thailand are usually exposed to excessive noise in their workplace. This study aimed to assess the level of occupational noise-induced hearing loss and investigate risk factors causing hearing loss in auto part factory workers in the welding units in Thailand.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study. One hundred eighty subjects were recruited from 356 workers in the welding unit of three factories. Sixty eligible subjects in each factory were selected by systemic random sampling. The subjects were interviewed using a face-to-face questionnaire. Noise exposure levels and audiograms were measured by a noise dosimeter and an audiometer, respectively.
resultsThe findings confirmed that noise exposure levels of 86-90 dB (A) and exceeding 90 dB (A) significantly increased the risk of hearing loss in either ear. A noise exposure level exceeding 90 dB (A) significantly increased the prevalence of hearing loss in both ears. Regarding, a 10-pack-year smoking history increased the prevalence of hearing loss in either ear or both ears. In addition, subjects with employment duration exceeding 10 years significantly developed hearing loss in either ear.
conclusionsThe engineering control or personal control by wearing hearing protection device should be used to decrease noise exposure levels lower than 85 dB (A) for 8 h. Moreover, if the exposure level reaches 85 dB (A) for 8 h, the employer needs to implement a hearing conservation program in the workplace.
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