Open AccessAuditory effect of noise exposures among commercial and non-commercial light motor vehicle drivers: A comparative cross-sectional study in Lucknow city
Author(s) -
Manish Manar,
Vikas Verma,
Uday Mohan,
Sheo Prasad Shukla,
Shivendra Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_220_19
Subject(s) - medicine , hearing loss , audiology , cross sectional study , noise induced hearing loss , impulse noise , occupational safety and health , sample size determination , noise (video) , noise exposure , demography , statistics , mathematics , pixel , pathology , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science , image (mathematics) , computer vision
Noise-induced hearing loss, one of the most common and preventable occupational hazard, occurs due to repeated and continuous exposure of loud noise, A single exposure of an impulse of noise at the level of 130--140 dB or long and repeated exposures to loud sounds to an average level of 85 dB or higher for an 8-h period can cause permanent loss of hearing.