Frequency of Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Textile Mill Workers

Azmat Tahira; Warris Ali; Ambreen Sadaf; Maria Shahzadi; Umair Ahsan; Hassan Sohail Butt

doi:10.52229/ajahs.v0i0.794

Azmat Tahira Department of Audiology, The Children Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Warris Ali Department of Audiology, The Children Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Ambreen Sadaf
Maria Shahzadi Department of Allied Health Sciences King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Umair Ahsan Department of Allied Health Sciences King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Hassan Sohail Butt 2Department of Allied Health Sciences King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52229/ajahs.v0i0.794

Keywords: Noise induced hearing loss, pure tone a u d i o m e t r y , C a r h a r t N o t c h , A n x i e t y , Occupational Noise

Abstract

Hearing impairment is a natural ageing as well as the most common reason of disability in the world. Hearing loss can increase the worsening of health quality of life and damaged hearing, which can lead to social behavior, anxiety, interpersonal vulnerability and conflicts for the affected individuals

Objectives: The objective of this study is to find out frequency of noise induced hearing loss and its association in textile mill workers.

Methods: An analytical cross sectional study was conducted on 125 textile mill workers with nonprobability purposive sampling having 5 to 10 years working experience in spinning and weaving units of age 25 to 40 years (males). Data was collected by performing Otoscopy, tympanometry and pure tone audiometry in noise controlled room, analyzed and evaluated with the help of statistical package for social sciences version 25.00.Pearson chi square was used and P value was equal or less than 5% was taken as significant.

Results: Total number of 125(100%) were tested to check their hearing levels by standard pure tone audiometry. Out of 125(100%) 14(11.2 %) were with normal hearing. 28(22.4%) with mild hearing, 36(29%) with mild to moderate hearing, 34(27%) with moderate hearing, 12(10%) with moderately severe hearing and 1(0.8%) with severe hearing levels. Out of 125(100%) 50 (40%) were diagnosed with low level of anxiety, 43(34%) were with moderate level of anxiety and 32(26%) were with severe level of anxiety in all the participants working in the textile mill.

Conclusions: It is concluded that the mill workers are on the risk of developing hearing loss of different severity levels which also cause anxiety to them.