The research of noise induced tympanic membrane perforation in cotton textile industry

Author

Shiqiang, Wang ; Ruixiang, Song ; Kun, Yao ; Yu, Wang

Author_Institution

Noise & Vibration Lab., Beijing Municipal Inst. of Labor Protection, Beijing, China

fYear

2008

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

1587

Lastpage

1590

Abstract

Objective: To explore the influence of industrial noise to workersÂ¿ tympanic membrane. Methods: The collected data are divided into different groups in accordance with the purpose of the analysis, and then find out the difference by contrast with different groups. Results: The incident rate of hearing loss is 10.91% and the incident rate of tympanic membrane is 0.53%, and the incident rate of male and female tympanic membrane perforation is 0.32% and 0.21% respectively. Conclusion: High-intensity industrial noise can chronically perforate workersÂ¿ tympanic membrane.

Keywords

clothing industry; hearing; industrial pollution; noise pollution; occupational health; occupational safety; textile industry; cotton textile industry; hearing loss incident rate; industrial noise; noise induced tympanic membrane perforation; worker tympanic membrane; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic noise; Biomembranes; Cotton; Deafness; Ear; History; Noise measurement; Textile industry; Working environment noise; Noise Environment; Noise-induced hearing loss; Occupational noise; Tympanic membrane perforation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2008. IEEM 2008. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2629-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2630-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738139

Filename

4738139