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Posted on 30 January 2012
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Cindy Haylen
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The role noise plays in causing hearing loss is widely accepted and most work places take appropriate measures to protect their employees from this risk factor. What is now coming to researchers' attention is the effect certain chemicals have in causing hearing loss, and the harm that can occur from being exposed to both at once.
Posted on 30 January 2012
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Cindy Haylen
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Industrial deafness occurs as a result of prolonged exposure to excessive noise in the work place. Traditionally experienced by workers in industrial settings, noise induced hearing loss is affecting people working in environments that have continuous background noise such as call centre operators, teachers and people working in open plan offices. At times these work places can reach noise levels as loud as 85 Decibels which can cause hearing loss after 8 hours exposure.
Posted on 30 January 2012
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Cindy Haylen
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Do you feel that your hearing is negatively affecting you at work? If you do, then you are certainly not alone. A study conducted by the Danish Institute for Social Research found that one in ten people in the work force have a hearing impairment. Of this group, 47% reported feeling mentally exhausted by the end of the day. Fifteen percent feel so worn out from work that they are unable to participate in active leisure pursuits outside work
Posted on 30 January 2012
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Cindy Haylen
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A study by the University of Negev in Israel found that workers exposed to loud noises at work and who have a hearing loss are more likely to experience sleep disturbances. The study compared 298 people who worked at the same work place, 99 of whom were found to have a hearing loss. All were exposed to the same level of noise. 51% of those with hearing loss experienced tinnitus compared to 14% in the group without hearing loss. Tinnitus was said to be the most disturbing factor when it came to sleep.
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