Prevalence of hearing impairment in employees working in Ratlam railway junction

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.6421

Authors

  • Pawan Kumar Sharma Assistant professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Government Medical College Ratlam, Madhya pradesh
  • Nitin Kumar Jain Assistant Professor Otorhinolaryngology Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh
  • Sunil Bajoliya Assistant professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Nand Kumar Singh Chouhan government medical College khandwa madhya pradesh
  • Rajendra Singrolay Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy Government Medical College Ratlam Madhya pradesh
  • Sahiba Parveen MBBS Student, Government Medical College, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh

Keywords:

Hearing aid, hearing impairment, NIHL (noise-induced hearing loss), noise pollution, railway workers

Abstract

Background: Noise pollution is contributed by various factors where railway noise is one of the major sources and causes of noise pollution. Railway noise mainly affects the population residing nearby and working at the railway stations as they are exposed to a high degree of noise from shunting operations, switching operations, whistles, horns, locomotive engines in the diesel shed, and rail yards of the railway station. Aim: The present study was conducted to assess the noise effects on railway employees with the rate of hearing loss growth and reduction in their working efficiency. Also, the study assessed noise's effect on regular daily life. Material and Method: The present study included 100 subjects working at the Ratlam railway junction who were selected by deliberate sampling method. The present study was a questionnaire-based study that utilized the preformed structure proforma that assessed basic knowledge about the well-being of the study subjects and their efficiency during working hours. The answer to the questions was either in the yes or no format on the marking grades of 0-5 that varied from not at all for 0 score and5 for very much score.

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Published

29-04-2022

How to Cite

Sharma, P. K., Jain, N. K., Bajoliya, S. ., Singrolay, R., & Parveen, S. (2022). Prevalence of hearing impairment in employees working in Ratlam railway junction. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S1), 6677–6685. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.6421

Issue

Vol. 6 No. S1 (2022)

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