The Hearing Level among the Workers of Cement Industry

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dc.contributor.authorSadia, Fatimaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBegum, Momtazen_US
dc.contributor.authorAkter, Shahinen_US
dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Mohammed Salahuddin Shaheden_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:25:26Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:25:26Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractObjective: In this study our main goal is to evaluate thehearing level among the workers of cement industry.Methodology: This Cross-sectional observational study wasconducted at Department of Physiology, Chittagong MedicalCollege, Chittagong and Heidelbargh Cement Bangladesh Ltd.East Halishar, Chittagong, One year (January 2011 toDecember 2011). Where total number of 800 (Eight hundred)subjects were included. During the study, all subjects wereselected purposively on the basis of noise exposure studyprocedure. After selection and proper counseling, the aim,objective and procedure of the study was explained in detailsto all subjects, in the cement industry.Results: During the study highest frequency of hearing losswas found in 30-40 years age group. Most of the patientsworked in production area for 5-10 years. most of the patientsexposed to 70-80dB, 41.4%.51.6% patients exposed >8 hoursdaily and 65.5% patients exposed 42-48 hours weekly.Conclusion: From our study we can conclude that the studyclearly demonstrated that noise is a serious health hazard inthe cement industry. Hearing threshold for the subjectsexposed to noise increase with the progress of age andduration of employment. Further study is needed for betteroutcome.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsLecturer, Department of Physiology, Chattagram Medical College, Chattagram, Bangladesh.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor and Head, Department of Physiology, Chattagram Medical College, Chattagram, Bangladesh.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Chattagram Medical College, Chattagram, Bangladeshen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Hepatology, Chattogram Medical College, Chattagram, Bangladesh.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSadia Fatima, Begum Momtaz, Akter Shahin, Chowdhury Mohammed Salahuddin Shahed. The Hearing Level among the Workers of Cement Industry. International Journal of Medical Research Professionals. 2019 Jul; 5(4): 229-232en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-6364
dc.identifier.issn2454-6356
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/203296
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume5en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org//10.21276/ijmrp.2019.5.4.055en_US
dc.subjectHearing Levelen_US
dc.subjectNoise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL).en_US
dc.titleThe Hearing Level among the Workers of Cement Industryen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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