scholarly journals Noise Exposure and Hearing Impairment among Chinese Restaurant Workers and Entertainment Employees in Hong Kong

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. e70674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Qian Lao ◽  
Ignatius Tak Sun Yu ◽  
Dennis Kin Kwok Au ◽  
Yuk Lan Chiu ◽  
Claudie Chiu Yi Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Chinese Restaurant

Pengaruh bising lalu lintas terhadap penurunan fungsi pendengaran pada juru parkir di kota Denpasar

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Ketut Susilawati ◽  
Wayan Sudana ◽  
Eka Putra Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hearing Function

Background: Noise pollution or noise is an unwanted sound which is disturbing to human beings.However small or soft the sound, if it is undesirable it is considered as noise. Noise induced hearingloss is a sensorineural hearing loss that is commonly encountered second to presbycusis. Purpose: Toknow the effect of traffic noise exposure on hearing impairment to the employees of the Parking DistrictCompany of the Denpasar city and to improve diagnostic detection on hearing impairment caused bynoise. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted at the Parking District Company office. Thepopulations of this study were the employees of the Parking District Company. Samples of this study were the employees who were exposed to traffic noise and control samples were an employee who was unexposed. Samples were selected by simple random sampling. Results: From 40 parking attendants,27 persons (67.5%) aged above 35 years old. The parking attendants who had been working for ten to fifteen years were 36 persons (90%) and no history using ear protection when working. Seven persons(17.5%) had referred DPOAE upon examination with increase hearing threshold on audiogram result.In this study the parking attendants who had hearing deficit induced by noise were 7 persons (17.5%)and only one person (2.5%) in control group. There was a statistically significant effect of traffic noiseto hearing function deficit (p<0.05). Conclusion: Traffic noise has effect in hearing function deficit onthe parking attendants.ORLI Vol. 40 No. 2 Tahun 2010Key words: NIHL, parking attendant, audiometry, DPOAE.

Noise Exposure and Hearing Impairment in the Shipbuilding Industry

1977 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
R. Nilsson ◽  
G. Lidén ◽  
Å. Sandén
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry

scholarly journals More to Lose? Noise-Risk Perceptions of Young Adults with Hearing Impairment

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (04) ◽  
pp. 319-331
Author(s):  
Deborah Black ◽  
Lyndal Carter
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Chi Square

AbstractThis study investigated the attitudes and behaviors of young adults with hearing impairment (HI), in relation to leisure noise. It was hypothesized that young people with HI would have more negative perceptions of noise exposure than their peers with nonimpaired (normal) hearing (NH) and would engage more frequently in self-protective behaviors. Questionnaires were administered as part of a larger study of young Australians with: (1) preadult onset HI and (2) NH. Data from adults (age range 18 to 24 years; n = 79 with HI, n = 131 with NH) were selected for the current analysis. Attitudes data for HI and NH groups were compared using chi-square tests, and the reported use of hearing aids and personal hearing protectors (PHPs) in leisure environments was quantified. Most participants with HI and NH regarded leisure noise as a health hazard but rated their own noise-injury risk as lower than that of their peer group. The use of PHPs was low overall, and many participants with HI reported using hearing aids (switched on) during noisy leisure activities. An equal and substantial proportion of participants with HI and NH reported dislike and avoidance of loud activities. Systematic noise management in leisure environments would address noise-injury risk and also enhance social participation.

Sleep-disturbance and quality of sleep in Hong Kong in relation to night time noise exposure

2012 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 3222-3222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene van Kamp ◽  
K.C. Lam ◽  
A.L. Brown ◽  
T.W. Wong ◽  
C.W. Law
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Night Time

Evaluation of noise exposure and risk of hearing impairment in judicial transcribers

2019 ◽  
Vol 146 (4) ◽  
pp. 2874-2874
Author(s):  
Kamil Zaborowski ◽  
Adam Dudarewicz ◽  
Malgorzata Zamojska-Daniszewska ◽  
Malgorzata Pawlaczyk-Luszczynska
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Noise Exposure

SELF-ESTEEM AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT: AN INVESTIGATION OF HONG KONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fung Wing Yee ◽  
David Watkins ◽  
Nick Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Students ◽  
Impaired Group

A comparison was made of the self-esteem of 45 moderately-severe hearing impaired and 300 normal-hearing secondary school students in Hong Kong. Analysis indicated that the hearing impaired group, particularly the males, tended to report higher self-esteem in a number of dimensions of the self. The results provide no evidence that integration into the normal classroom has damaged the self-esteem of the hearing-impaired.

An Epidemiologic Study of Tinnitus in a Population in Jiangsu Province, China

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (09) ◽  
pp. 578-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Xu ◽  
Xingkuan Bu ◽  
Ling Zhou ◽  
Guangqian Xing ◽  
Cheng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Epidemiologic Study ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of

Background: Tinnitus is a common complaint and often of no clinical significance. There are a number of unresolved issues concerning the etiology, pathogenesis, and natural history of tinnitus. There are a few current population-based estimates of the prevalence of tinnitus done in representative large geographic areas, but there is little data from multi-area, large sample studies of tinnitus in China. Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of tinnitus and related factors in a Chinese population. These data would be used to plan and evaluate health-care services. Research Design: We carried out an epidemiologic study of tinnitus as part of an epidemiologic study of ear and hearing disorders that was undertaken in Jiangsu Province, China. A question about tinnitus history was included in a comprehensive questionnaire about hearing. All participants also had both pure tone audiometry and an otological examination. Study Sample: The sample consisted of 6333 people 10 yr of age or older, selected by the methods of probability proportional to size. Data Collection and Analysis: All participants answered a questionnaire concerning their tinnitus and had pure tone audiometry testing and an ear examination. All data were entered using EPIDATD 3.0 software and analyzed by a chi-squared test and test for trends. Results: The overall prevalence of tinnitus was 14.5%, and the standardized rates were 11.4% in the whole country and 12.4% in Jiangsu province. Its prevalence increased with age. The prevalence of tinnitus was 11.9 and 15.6% in urban and rural residents, respectively There was no significant difference in prevalence between men and women. Hearing impairment, history of middle ear infections, and noise exposure were the main risk factors for tinnitus. Conclusion: Tinnitus is a common problem in the population. With the aging of the population, the prevalence of tinnitus will increase. The prevention of tinnitus should focus on hearing impairment screening, otitis media treatment, and noise exposure reduction. Health services in rural areas should emphasize prevention more.

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