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Comprehensive Guide to Occupational Hearing Loss Prevention

Discover the epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention strategies for occupational hearing loss, including noise-induced and non-noise-induced causes. Learn about risk factors, clinical findings, and approaches to patient care. This guide covers initial and annual audits, exposure assessments, engineering controls, and more.

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Comprehensive Guide to Occupational Hearing Loss Prevention

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  1. By: Gh. Pouryaghoub. MD Center for Research on Occupational Diseases (CROD) Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Occupational HEARING LOSS

  2. NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS • NON-NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS

  3. Barotrauma • Decompression Sickness • Air Embolism • Chemical & Slag Burns • OtotoxicAgents • Blunt Head Trauma • Vibration • Heat NON-NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS

  4. Noise? • Epidemiology • Mechanism of NIHL • Risk factors of NIHL Exposure intensity Exposure duration Individual susceptibility Other factors  • Clinical findings • Approach to patient • Differential diagnosis • Prevention NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS

  5. Initial and annual audits Exposure assessment Engineering & administrative controls Audiometric evaluation Selection & use of HPD Workers education  Record keeping  Program evaluation  PREVENTION (HCP-HLPP)

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