@article{Pattafi_Mumtaz_Saqulain_2021, title={OCCUPATIONAL NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS: IT’S FREQUENCY & RISK FACTORS}, volume={71}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/3850}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v1i1.3850}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To determine the frequency and risk factors of occupational noise induced hearing loss.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Cross sectional study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Dispensary Unit of Jaith Bhuta Sugar Mill near Rahim Yar Khan, Southern Punjab.<br>from Aug 2017 to Jan 2018.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> This study was conducted using nonprobability consecutive sampling. n=300 workers of both<br>genders aged 18-40 years were assessed. Basic demographic parameters, otoscopic examination and Pure Tone Audiometry were used for data collection. The Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 21.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Study included 215 (71.7%) males and 85 (28.3%) females with male to female ratio of 2.53: 1 and mean<br>age of 28.34 ± 4.61 years. The frequency rate of hearing impairment (HI) was 90 (30%) out of 300 respondents in<br>this study. Out of 70 (100%) of respondents were affected with duration of job of 6-10 years. There was significant association between gender, age, education, duration of noise exposure with occupational noise induced hearing loss with p-value <0.001.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> There was high frequency of occupational noise induced hearing loss (ONIHL) with significant<br>risk factors being level and duration of exposure to noise (ETN), age, gender, education and hearing protective<br>devices (HPD)’s.</p>}, number={Suppl-3}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Pattafi, Muhammad Javid Iqbal and Mumtaz, Nazia and Saqulain, Ghulam}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={S607–11} }