2009
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72992009000100002
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Abstract: Ti nnitus is a common auditory complaint among individuals exposed to noise. Aim: this paper aims to study the characteristics of tinnitus in workers exposed to noise. Study design: this is a descriptive prospective study. Materials and method: Fifty-two individuals averaging 29 years of age were enrolled in a hearing loss prevention program at a meat processing plant. The participants were interviewed and had their hearing tested in 2005 and 2006. Results: seventy-one percent of the participants were found to… Show more

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“…Na literatura, encontram-se evidências de que o gênero pode aumentar a susceptibilidade do indivíduo ao ruído e agravar a PAINPSE 1,11 . No estudo realizado com trabalhadores de um distrito industrial, observou-se que 84,1% deles eram do sexo masculino, constatando nestes a prevalência de perda auditiva sensó-rio-neural (11%) 9 , corroborando achados de outros estudos 14,22 . Há maior ocorrência de PAINPSE no gênero masculino devido, provavelmente, ao maior percentual de homens expostos a ruídos ocupacionais 9,10,13,22 .…”
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“…Na literatura, encontram-se evidências de que o gênero pode aumentar a susceptibilidade do indivíduo ao ruído e agravar a PAINPSE 1,11 . No estudo realizado com trabalhadores de um distrito industrial, observou-se que 84,1% deles eram do sexo masculino, constatando nestes a prevalência de perda auditiva sensó-rio-neural (11%) 9 , corroborando achados de outros estudos 14,22 . Há maior ocorrência de PAINPSE no gênero masculino devido, provavelmente, ao maior percentual de homens expostos a ruídos ocupacionais 9,10,13,22 .…”
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“…CEFAC. 2013 Jul-Ago; 15(4):786-794 workers 7 , beyond the fact that is part of great discussions regarding public health in Brazil 8 . Speech recognition of sentences in silence and noise in workers with NIHL may appear in lower degrees of loss and increase significantly in higher degrees 9 .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, according to the specialized literature, many individuals report sleep problems, which can cause them to give greater attention to the symptom, causing tinnitus to have a more intense and disturbing effect during the nighttime. 9,16 Also, when in a completely quiet environment, even individuals who do not have tinnitus report perceiving it.…”
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confidence: 99%