Hearing loss induced for pesticides in a rural worker: A case report

Sena, Tereza Raquel Ribeiro de; Antoniolli, Ângelo Roberto

doi:10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-16-1416

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“…The hearing abilities of rural workers exposed to noise and pesticides [33] 2018 The motor's noise ranged from 88.3 to 93.4 dB(A).…”

Section: A Total Of 19 Tractors Of Different Models Ages and Engine H...mentioning

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Noise Exposure, Prevention, and Control in Agriculture and Forestry: A Scoping Review

Cecchini,

Assettati,

Rossi

et al. 2024

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Noise is a major physical hazard in agricultural activities, and numerous research activities have managed to detect its effects, resulting in surveys and measurements which help to define exposure limits, prevention methods, and control strategies. This review aims to collect and analyse the data from research studies and to provide a comprehensive overview on the subject. Thus, a set of 81 papers, gathered from the Scopus and PubMed scientific databases, has been analysed to provide information regarding the evolution of noise exposure levels over time, to highlight findings on noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), and to list strategies for noise prevention and control in agriculture. Bibliographic research showed that noise measurements between 1991 and 2022, included in scientific research on farming, forestry, and animal husbandry, mainly reported values beyond the threshold of 85 dB(A); furthermore, several research activities on NIHL showed that farmers’ family members and children are often exposed to high levels of noise. Lastly, an analysis of the prevention and control strategies over time is provided, focusing on prevention programmes, screening, and the use of hearing protection devices (HPD). The identified literature suggests that additional efforts are required in regards to machinery design relating to the socio-technical aspects of agricultural activities and that side-effects of NIHL, as well as the negative impact of noise on other risks, might deserve further investigation.

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“…The hearing abilities of rural workers exposed to noise and pesticides [33] 2018 The motor's noise ranged from 88.3 to 93.4 dB(A).…”

Section: A Total Of 19 Tractors Of Different Models Ages and Engine H...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Noise Exposure, Prevention, and Control in Agriculture and Forestry: A Scoping Review

Cecchini,

Assettati,

Rossi

et al. 2024

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“…Usually women are less affected then males 2 . Older farmers are most commonly affected peoples because they were exposed to pesticides and noise for longer time period 10 .…”

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Hazard of pesticides on the hearing of farmers.

Syed Farhhan Uddin,

Habib Ur Rehman Chohan,

Naushaba Rizwan

et al. 2020

j Muhammad Med Coll

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Introduction: As the population of world is increasing there is increased use of pes-ticides to enhance the crop production. Farmers are trying different types of chemi-cals to kill harmful germs, but they are exposing themselves to different hazards. Throughout the world insecticides are used to kill insects that harm crops. These insecticides are usually neurotoxic. They have a lethal effect on the nervous trans-mission. Peoples who are exposed to these poisons are also at great risk of neuro-toxic effects .Objective: To study the effects of pesticides on the hearing of the farmers. It was a retrospective and descriptive type of study which was conducted in the department of physiology in association with department of ENT.Methodology: This retrospective study done between Mar 2019 to Aug 2019 at ENT department of Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad. 100 subjects (50 study group having exposure to pesticides for at least five years, while 50 subjects as controls having no history of exposure to pesticides during last 5 years) were selected. The selected participants were subjected to a detailed otoscopic examination and if no other cause e.g. conductive deafness was found, the selection was finalized. The finalized participants were undergone through a comprehensive audiometric evalu-ation.Results: showed pesticide damages the hearing (P= .003). There was no link be-tween the age of farmers and hearing loss (1.00). It was found that as the duration of exposure increased the intensity of hearing loss increased (.001). It was also de-tected that that hearing loss was more frequent in nonprofessional than in profes-sionals (.001).Conclusion: This study revealed that pesticide affects sense of hearing in humans. Keywords: Pesticide, hearing loss, Farmers.

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Hearing loss induced for pesticides in a rural worker: A case report

Abstract: The use of pesticides by agricultural workers without protection can damage the hearing. This report describes the characteristics of work with pesticides, and compares the results of high-frequency audiometry over 36 months.

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Noise Exposure, Prevention, and Control in Agriculture and Forestry: A Scoping Review

Noise Exposure, Prevention, and Control in Agriculture and Forestry: A Scoping Review

Hazard of pesticides on the hearing of farmers.

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