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Audiometry in industry

D McBride1, I Calvert

  • 1Institute of Occupational Health, University of Birmingham, U.K.

The Annals of Occupational Hygiene
|April 1, 1994
PubMed
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Pure tone audiometry is a common hearing loss screening tool. While individual testing may lack cost-benefit for serial monitoring, it

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Audiology
  • Industrial Hygiene

Background:

  • Pure tone audiometry is the standard method for hearing loss screening in industrial settings.
  • Existing guidelines for audiometry in industrial hearing conservation are outdated (last published in 1978).
  • Individual variability in responses complicates the interpretation of audiometric results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review the 1978 Health and Safety Executive document on 'Audiometry in Industry'.
  • To clarify the role of audiometry in industrial hearing conservation programs.
  • To differentiate between individual and group audiometry for hearing risk assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Critical review of historical recommendations for industrial audiometry.

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  • Analysis of the utility of serial individual audiometry for detecting hearing deterioration.
  • Exploration of group audiometry and statistical methods for assessing hearing risk.

    • Main Results:

    • Serial audiometry in individuals may not be cost-effective for detecting hearing changes.
    • Audiometry serves as a crucial form of biological monitoring for employees advised to use hearing protection.
    • Group audiometry analysis can be valuable for evaluating population-level hearing risks.

    Conclusions:

    • Audiometry should be accessible to all employees required to wear hearing protection.
    • Group audiometry offers a useful approach for assessing occupational hearing risk.
    • Updated recommendations are needed for the effective implementation of audiometry in industrial settings.