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RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, Yazmila  e  ALFONSO MUNOZ, Eulalia. Epidemiological aspects of acoustic trauma found in the staff exposed to intensive noise. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2012, vol.51, n.2, pp. 125-132. ISSN 0034-7493.

Introduction: acoustic trauma is linked to professional diseases and began to be studied in depth after the Second World War. Due to the alarming results obtained, a number of preventive measures to avoid this aggression were implemented; however, they were not effective because of the lack of education and awareness of the staff to which they were directed. Objectives: to find out the auditory manifestations in patients exposed to intensive noise, taking age, sex, time of exposure and the audiometric results into consideration. Methods: an epidemiological survey was carried out in a group of 50 cases exposed to intensive noises from January 2007 to January, 2008. The sample was made up of 20-55 years-old patients and the most common auditory manifestation was hypoacusis. Results: the audiometric results showed that most of patients presented with neurosensory hypoacusis, being the males predominant. Conclusions: males were the most affected along with the 41-55 years-old age group; the hypoacusis intensity increased as the time of exposure was longer.

Palavras-chave : hypoacusis; intensive noise; acustic trauma.

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