Use of double hearing protection for occupational noise attenuation
a systematic review
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2023v35i4e63172Keywords:
Personal Protective Equipment. Hearing Loss. Occupational Health. Occupational Risks.Abstract
Introduction: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is associated with continuous exposure to noise within the occupational environment and is the second most common disease among workers. Objective: To verify the effectiveness and benefit of using double hearing protection in attenuating occupational noise. Search Strategy: The search for scientific articles was carried out in the MEDLINE (Pubmed), LILACS, SciELO, SCOPUS and WEB OF SCIENCE databases, without restriction of language, period and location. To complement and avoid risk bias, a search for gray literature was performed on Google Scholar. Methodology: The systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations. Studies that scored ≥ 6 points according to the qualitative scoring protocol proposed by Pithon et al. (2015). Results: Double hearing protection should be used when the use of a shell or plug type hearing protector does not provide enough attenuation to reduce noise in the work environment, but this sound attenuation by hearing PPE can be an obstacle to communication and spatial location, especially to workers who have some degree of PAIR. Conclusion: the use of double hearing protection can be a considerable strategy for protecting against hearing loss in controlled environments. New sound patterns for warning alarms, providing for the warning of accidents in an occupational environment where the combined use of hearing devices used in controlled environments and the implementation of broadband signals as a standard signal can be used as collective safety strategies.
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