Title :
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
Abstract :
Objective: To explore the influence of industrial noise to workers¿ 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 workers¿ 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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738139
