Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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A Follow-up Study on the Personal Noise Exposed Dose and Hearing Loss

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  • Kim, Won-Sool (Department of Preventive medicine and The Industrial Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University Health Care Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Hong, Young-Seoub (Department of Preventive medicine and The Industrial Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University Health Care Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Yang-Seak (Department of Preventive medicine and The Industrial Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University Health Care Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Ju (Department of Preventive medicine and The Industrial Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University Health Care Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Park, Kyung-Il (Department of Preventive medicine and The Industrial Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University Health Care Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Jung, Kap-Yull (Department of Preventive medicine and The Industrial Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University Health Care Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Joon-Youn (Department of Preventive medicine and The Industrial Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University Health Care Center, Dong-A University Hospital)
  • 김원술 (동아대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 산업의학연구소, 동아대학교 병원 건강관리과) ;
  • 홍영습 (동아대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 산업의학연구소, 동아대학교 병원 건강관리과) ;
  • 김양석 (동아대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 산업의학연구소, 동아대학교 병원 건강관리과) ;
  • 이상주 (동아대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 산업의학연구소, 동아대학교 병원 건강관리과) ;
  • 박경일 (동아대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 산업의학연구소, 동아대학교 병원 건강관리과) ;
  • 정갑열 (동아대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 산업의학연구소, 동아대학교 병원 건강관리과) ;
  • 김준연 (동아대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 산업의학연구소, 동아대학교 병원 건강관리과)
  • Published : 1994.06.01
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Abstract

For the purpose of presenting the basic data for the establishment of control measures on the long-term noise exposed workers, this study was carried out on the relationship between personal noise exposed dose and hearing loss on the 67 male workers whose hearing threshold had exceeded 40 dB in 4,000 Hz, from 1990 to 1992. Conclusively, the level of hearing loss was significantly related to personal noise exposed dose in follow-up period. We considered that personal noise exposed dose which was measured by the personal noise dosemeter was more efficient rather than the noise level of workplace for the evaluating the long-term change of hearing acuity. And although in the case of not-diagnosed as noise induced hearing loss. it was suspected that the active control programs such as improvement of noisy environment or early transfer to proper workplace were needed on the workers who exposed with over 90 dB in personal noise exposed dose.

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