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Auditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: A comparative cross-sectional study in Lucknow city
CONTEXT: Noise-induced hearing loss, one of the most common and preventable occupational hazard, occurs due to repeated and continuous exposure of loud noise, A single exposure of an impulse of noise at the level of 130--140 dB or long and repeated exposures to loud sounds to an average level of 85...
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2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6618192/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31334174 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_220_19 |
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author | Manar, Manish K. Verma, Veerendra Mohan, Uday Shukla, Sheo P. Singh, Shivendra K. |
author_facet | Manar, Manish K. Verma, Veerendra Mohan, Uday Shukla, Sheo P. Singh, Shivendra K. |
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description | CONTEXT: Noise-induced hearing loss, one of the most common and preventable occupational hazard, occurs due to repeated and continuous exposure of loud noise, A single exposure of an impulse of noise at the level of 130--140 dB or long and repeated exposures to loud sounds to an average level of 85 dB or higher for an 8-h period can cause permanent loss of hearing. AIMS: To study and compare hearing loss over different audiometric frequencies among autorickshaw and non-commercial institutional personal car drivers. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional comparative study conducted at a tertiary medical college, located in Lucknow during October 2017–November 2018. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The sample size was calculated using EpiInfo7. We took a sample size of 300 drivers, out of which 150 three-wheeler autorickshaw drivers (Tempo), that is, group I and 150 non-commercial car drivers, that is, group II were selected. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: For statistical analysis, “Chi-square test of independence” and student's t-tests were used. RESULTS: The mean age at which drivers in group I and group II started work was 23.91 ± 7.63 years an d 23.60 ± 5.58 years, respectively. The mean hearing loss in Group I was 21.15 ± 8.65 dB and in group II it was 13.34 ± 5.79 dB. CONCLUSIONS: Autorickshaw drivers who were exposed to louder noise, that is, autorickshaw drivers in group I had more sensory neural hearing loss than the non-commercial car drivers, that is, group II. |
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spelling | pubmed-66181922019-07-22 Auditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: A comparative cross-sectional study in Lucknow city Manar, Manish K. Verma, Veerendra Mohan, Uday Shukla, Sheo P. Singh, Shivendra K. J Family Med Prim Care Original Article CONTEXT: Noise-induced hearing loss, one of the most common and preventable occupational hazard, occurs due to repeated and continuous exposure of loud noise, A single exposure of an impulse of noise at the level of 130--140 dB or long and repeated exposures to loud sounds to an average level of 85 dB or higher for an 8-h period can cause permanent loss of hearing. AIMS: To study and compare hearing loss over different audiometric frequencies among autorickshaw and non-commercial institutional personal car drivers. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional comparative study conducted at a tertiary medical college, located in Lucknow during October 2017–November 2018. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The sample size was calculated using EpiInfo7. We took a sample size of 300 drivers, out of which 150 three-wheeler autorickshaw drivers (Tempo), that is, group I and 150 non-commercial car drivers, that is, group II were selected. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: For statistical analysis, “Chi-square test of independence” and student's t-tests were used. RESULTS: The mean age at which drivers in group I and group II started work was 23.91 ± 7.63 years an d 23.60 ± 5.58 years, respectively. The mean hearing loss in Group I was 21.15 ± 8.65 dB and in group II it was 13.34 ± 5.79 dB. CONCLUSIONS: Autorickshaw drivers who were exposed to louder noise, that is, autorickshaw drivers in group I had more sensory neural hearing loss than the non-commercial car drivers, that is, group II. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6618192/ /pubmed/31334174 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_220_19 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Manar, Manish K. Verma, Veerendra Mohan, Uday Shukla, Sheo P. Singh, Shivendra K. Auditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: A comparative cross-sectional study in Lucknow city |
title | Auditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: A comparative cross-sectional study in Lucknow city |
title_full | Auditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: A comparative cross-sectional study in Lucknow city |
title_fullStr | Auditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: A comparative cross-sectional study in Lucknow city |
title_full_unstemmed | Auditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: A comparative cross-sectional study in Lucknow city |
title_short | Auditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: A comparative cross-sectional study in Lucknow city |
title_sort | auditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: a comparative cross-sectional study in lucknow city |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6618192/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31334174 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_220_19 |
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