Industrial Deafness

Industrial deafness is weakening of hearing power in a person as a result of prolonged noisy working environment. In UK thousands of people are affected by occupational or industrial deafness.

Industries that pose the most risk of occupational deafness to workers are shipbuilding, coal mining, metal manufacturing, engineering factory environments, club, pub, airports, motor racing where noisy machinery is used. Workers in the music and entertainment industry may could be affected by noise factors also.

Cause

Deafness can be caused by many different factors. Apart from industrial causes, the main reason for deafness could be interruption to part of the hearing system, wax blocks, age related issues, side effect of medication.

Too much exposure to noise is one of the most important factors when it comes to deafness. Often people do no realise the damage that is being done to their hearing until it’s too late. Using heavy machineries such as tractors, machines used in forestry and other loud working factors such as firing arms contributes to industrial deafness. Almost 50% the problem of deafness is cause by noise.

Symptom

The symptoms of hearing impairment vary depending on the cause. Some people experience a sudden, profound loss of hearing, perhaps because of a viral infection or an injury to their head or ears. Others experience a gradual decrease in their hearing over a long period of time.

Some causes of hearing impairment have symptoms other than hearing loss, such as dizziness, whistling sounds in the ears and loss of balance or co-ordination.

Prevention

Ear is one of the most fragile parts of the body. It can be damaged in many ways. Unless disease related, risk of deafness can be prevented by the following,

• Do not use television or stereo too loud, especially if you have young children around.
• Use noise canceling earphones that helps in listening to music in low volume.
• Use ear buds if you work in noisy environment such as factory, airport, pub, clubs or garage.
• Don’t insert objects into the ear canal. It doesn’t clean your ear rather it damages it.
• Be aware of symptoms of deafness

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