Research Article
Assessing Noise Exposure and Hearing Loss among Bakers in Tehran
Author(s):
Seyed Reza Aghazadeh*, Mona Saberi and Alireza Zare
Introduction: Occupational hearing loss is considered as one of the most important occupational
diseases that affects many people every year. So far, many studies have been conducted in this
field in various industries, but the issue of occupational hearing loss among bakers has not been
considered and the main goal. This study investigates occupational noise in bakeries and possible
hearing loss in this occupation. It should be noted that this study was conducted in Tehran.
Method: In this cross-sectional study, 12 bakeries with a variety of 4 types of traditional bread
were selected in the city of Tehran and 51 workers working in these bakeries were selected. The
method of measuring noise in the workplace was using a regular network method and a device
with a Svantek analyzer and in order to investigate possible hearing.. Read More»
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