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Noise exposure, noise annoyance, use of hearing protection devices and distress among blue-collar workers.

Author(s) -

Samuel Melamed,

Stanley Rabinowitz,

Manfred S. Green

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

scandinavian journal of work environment and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621

H-Index - 103

eISSN - 1795-990X

pISSN - 0355-3140

DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1395

Subject(s) - annoyance , noise (video) , distress , audiology , medicine , hearing loss , tinnitus , hearing protection , industrial noise , confidence interval , clinical psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , loudness

This study tested the hypotheses that, in high noise levels [> or = 85 dB(A)], hearing protection devices are used largely by workers sensitive to noise, as reflected by reports of noise annoyance, and that the usage would reduce distress symptoms.

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