Open AccessOccupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi
Author(s) -
Joshua Omondi Anino,
Augustine Afullo,
Florence Anyango Otieno
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v87i2.60599
Subject(s) - crew , medicine , hearing loss , international airport , absolute threshold of hearing , noise exposure , noise (video) , occupational safety and health , demography , audiology , environmental health , geography , sociology , archaeology , cartography , pathology , image (mathematics) , artificial intelligence , computer science
Occupational noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) occurs among workers exposed to excessive amounts of noise for long durations. The average level of noise in some locations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was above the safe limit of 85dB hence workers were thought to be at risk.
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