scholarly journals WULIRA APP mobile phone application to assess occupational hearing loss among industrial workers in Kampala, Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Weil Semulimi ◽  
Charles Batte ◽  
Mariam Nakabuye ◽  
Immaculate Atukunda ◽  
John Mukisa
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Mobile Phone Application ◽  
Occupational Hearing Loss

Evaluation of Hearing Thresholds by Using a Mobile Application in Children with Otitis Media with Effusion

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osman Durgut ◽  
Buse Ekim ◽  
Oğuzhan Dikici ◽  
Fevzi Solmaz ◽  
Betül Ağırgöl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Mobile Phone Application ◽  
Hearing Thresholds ◽  
Speech And Language Development

Objective: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is the most common cause of hearing loss in children. Early diagnosis is important as hearing loss affects speech and language development in children. The aim of this study was to compare conventional audiometry with the Android mobile operating system application Hearing TestTM in the evaluation of hearing thresholds in children with OME and to determine the accuracy and reliability of the mobile application. Design and Study Sample: Fifty school-age children aged between 5 and 15 years with OME in at least 1 ear were included in the study. First, hearing thresholds were obtained by conventional audiometric methods and the degree of hearing loss was determined. Then, the hearing thresholds of the patients were measured using the smartphone-based Hearing TestTM application. The data were compared using Cohen’s kappa analysis. Results: OME was detected in 88 ears. There was no statistically significant correlation between the hearing threshold results obtained with the mobile phone and conventional audiometry at 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 4,000 Hz. Conclusion: The Android mobile phone application Hearing TestTM (version 1.1.3) is not an appropriate screening test to detect hearing loss in children with OME.

Distribution of Compensable Hearing Loss in Industry

1982 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan J. Heffler
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
American Medical Association ◽  
Medical Association ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Severe Hearing Loss ◽  
Industrial Management ◽  
Economic Contribution ◽  
Occupational Hearing Loss

Most State Workers' Compensation Acts base their determinations of impairment for occupational hearing loss on the formula developed by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and adopted by the American Medical Association in 1971. The professional literature tends to focus on the monetary awards for total hearing loss and thus gives the impression that extremely severe hearing loss is common among industrial workers. A study of 8,953 industrial employees shows that 1,120, or 12.5%, are compensable. Of these, 61.5% have 5% impairment or less; 74.1% have no more than 10% impairment, and 86.7% are 20% impaired. These findings suggest that hearing professionals have the opportunity to make a major social-economic contribution to industrial management and labor by applying their expertise to the prevention of occupational hearing loss.

Mobile Phone Application for Supporting Persons with Higher Brain Dysfunctions

2010 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-400
Author(s):  
Tsuyoshi Nakayama ◽  
Yuka Miyaji ◽  
Seishi Kato ◽  
Nobuhisa Sakurada ◽  
Noriyuki Ueda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phone Application

OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS IN INDIAN FORGING UNIT DUE TO IMPACT OF IMPULSIVE NOISE: A CASE STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamaljeet Bhambri ◽  
Ishbir Singh ◽  
Harwinder Singh ◽  
Tejeet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Impulsive Noise ◽  
Occupational Hearing Loss

Noise Exposure and Hearing Disorders

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Byrne ◽  
Thais C. Morata
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Hearing Protection ◽  
Noise Induced Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Disorders ◽  
Industrial Noise ◽  
Significant Impairment ◽  
Protection Devices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Occupational Hearing Loss

Exposure to industrial noise and the resulting effect of occupational hearing loss is a common problem in nearly all industries. This chapter describes industrial noise exposure, its assessment, and hearing disorders that result from overexposure to noise. Beginning with the properties of sound, noise-induced hearing loss and other effects of noise exposure are discussed. The impact of hearing disorders and the influence of other factors on hearing loss are described. Typically, noise-induced hearing loss develops slowly, and usually goes unnoticed until a significant impairment has occurred. Fortunately, occupational hearing loss is nearly always preventable. Therefore, this chapter gives particular attention to recommendations for measures to prevent occupational hearing loss such as engineering noise controls and hearing protection devices.

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