Prevalence and correlates of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers in the steel industry.

Noha Selim ElshaerDorria MeleisAbdelrahman Mohamed

Published in: The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association (2023)

Almost half of noise-exposed workers had NIHL. Tinnitus was found to be an independent predictor of NIHL. Decreasing noise exposure levels in steel plants is recommended to reduce hearing loss. Future research is required to study the effect of tinnitus on audiometry measurements among workers with NIHL.

Keyphrases

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