A eficiência de oficinas em ações educativas na saúde auditiva realizadas com trabalhadores expostos ao ruídoAline Carlezzo Moreira, Claudia Giglio de Oliveira Gonçalves (2)Regional Reference in Worker's Health Centre of the Alto Uruguai -CEREST, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.Post-graduation Program of the Tuiuti University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Conflict of interest: non existentAs a result, it becomes essential to establish Health Programs, in the industrial context, which emphasizes the adoption of preventive measures for preservation of workers' hearing, avoiding NoiseInduced Hearing Loss (NIHL) 3,4 . The goal of a Hearing Prevention Program -HPP, in work, is to establish actions so the work environments become healthier, safer and more pleasant, and it has as primary goal to reduce, and even eliminate the NIHL [5][6][7] . Among the aspects that compound a Hearing Prevention Program in work are the actions to control the oto-aggressive agents, to monitor hearing and educational actions, the focus of this study, which the proposition aims the awareness of workers and employers about the consequences INTRODUTIONAlthough noise is present in a lot of occupational environments, its effects are difficult to notice because they are not immediate, but increase through time and may cause irreversible damages to hearing. At present, noise is one of the most potential risks to workers' health, either in industry facilities and other labor activities 1,2 . ABSTRACT Purpose: the effectiveness' analysis of workshops on hearing health as proposed educational actions in health workers exposed to noise. Methods: intervention study of 15 male worker exposed to noise in a food industry. Stages: (1) assessment of hearing profile, (2) application of the questionnaire" Beliefs and attitudes about hearing protection" (NIOSH, 1996) -version A; (3) formulate and conduct three workshops covering some aspects of participatory methodology, with the following themes: anatomy-physiology of hearing, effects of noise, prevention, diagnosis of had noise induced hearing loss, consequences of PAIR, noise and its control, use of ear protections. (4) questionnaire application -version B for workshops evaluation. They were compared with seizure or retention of knowledge through the differences in scores found in questionnaires version A and version B. Results: among investigated workers (15), the average working average working time was 31,5 years, all males showed that 40% had noise induced hearing loss bilaterally. After application of the workshops there was a statistically significant improvement in tree thematic areas, namely: a) Perception of susceptibility to developing a hearing loss, b) Perceived benefits of preventive action and c) Changes in behavioral intentions. Conclusion: the pedagogical design of the Participatory type contributed to the reflection of the workers about preserving your hearing and health in the noise. Using the questionnaire of beliefs and attitudes led to the identification of issues that need to be addressed in...

Introduction The presence of noise in our society has attracted the attention of health professionals, including speech-language pathologists, who have been charged along with educators with developing hearing conservation programs in schools. Objective To describe the results of three strategies for awareness and hearing preservation in first to fourth grades in public elementary schools. Methods The level of environmental noise in classrooms was assessed, and 638 elementary school students from first to fourth grades, 5 to 10 years of age, were audiologically evaluated. After the evaluations, educational activities were presented to children and educators. Results The noise level in the classroom ranged from 71.8 to 94.8 A-weighted decibels. The environment of the classroom was found to promote sound reverberation, which hinders communication. Thirty-two students (5.1%) presented hearing alterations. Conclusion The application of strategies for a hearing conservation program at the school showed that noise is present in the room, and hearing loss, sometimes silent, affects schoolchildren. Students and teachers were aware that hearing problems can be prevented. Avoiding exposure to noise and improving the acoustics in classrooms are essential.