NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS AMONG STAFF IN A PUBLIC STATE UNIVERSITY

Authors

  • Camila Helen Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Maria do Carmo Lourenzo Haddad Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL
  • Mariana Angela Rossaneis Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEL
  • Dayane Aparecida Scaramal Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.37439

Keywords:

Audiometry, Hearing loss, Noise, Occupational health.

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze Noise Induced
Hearing Loss among the staff of a public state university
in the north of Paraná. The research is characterized as a
descriptive transversal study, undertaken between June and
July 2014. The data were obtained through documental
analysis. A total of 131 workers participated in the research,
with a mean age of 53 years old, each one undertaking an
average of three audiometric examinations. It was observed
that in the last audiometric examination undertaken, 30%
of the sample group presented some form of hearing
loss, representing an increase of 2.3 times, or 230%, of
persons with this health problem, in comparison with the
reference audiometric examination. These results indicate
that it is not enough to undertake occasional audiometric
examinations, but that actions for promoting health and
preventing harm to health are also necessary, including the
worker in the planning and control of her auditory health.

Author Biographies

Maria do Carmo Lourenzo Haddad, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL

Enfermeira. Professora Doutora do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina,PR, Brasil

Mariana Angela Rossaneis, Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEL

Enfermeira. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-graduação de Maringá,PR, Brasil.

Dayane Aparecida Scaramal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL

Enfermeira. Mestranda em Enfermagem do Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina

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Published

2015-03-31

How to Cite

Oliveira, C. H., Haddad, M. do C. L., Rossaneis, M. A., & Scaramal, D. A. (2015). NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS AMONG STAFF IN A PUBLIC STATE UNIVERSITY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.37439

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2015)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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