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Year : 2022  |  Volume : 13  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 143

The efficiency of hearing protective devices against occupational low frequency noise in comparison to the new subjective suggested method


1 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Student Research Committee, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Correspondence Address:
Siamak Pourabdian
Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar Jarib St., Isfahan, P.O. Box: 81746-73461
Iran
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_700_20

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Backround: Noise is one of the most important occupational and environmental health hazards. Exposure to loud noise can cause irrevocable hearing damage and loss of hearing. The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of two samples of earmuff and earplug in low frequency noise reduction in comparison to subjective method. Methods: All the procedures of the work were done using the simulated human ear canal and the required microphone in the eardrum. At the octave frequencies, that is 31.5 and 63.5, 125, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, and 8000 Hz, and intensities of 85-90 dB, one stage was done by using the individual's subjective response relative to the received sound before and after using the ear protector. Results: The sound levels before and after the protection were significantly different in both the model and humans (P < 0.05). However, at 315 Hz frequency, the rate of attenuation is increased by 4 dB after placing the earplug and 14 dB after placing the earmuff, showing a reduction of 18 dB. Conclusions: This study verifies the increasing protection by simultaneous application of earplugs and earmuffs. Because of the laboratory evaluation of ear protectors, it is possible not to justify the proficiency of ear protectors in a subjective method.


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