El ruido laboral y su influencia en pérdidas auditivas en trabajadores de 30 a 50 años que acuden al Area de Audiología, estudio realizado en el Hospital de Especialidades Guayaquil Dr. Abel Gilbert Pontón, en el período 2017
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2017
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Carrera de Tecnología Médica
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A pesar que en Ecuador no existe un control riguroso sobre la salud ocupacional, se ha desarrollado el presente trabajo de titulación el cual describe una investigación realizada a trabajadores de 30 a 50 años que acuden al área de audiología del Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Abel Gilbert Pontón, ubicado en la ciudad de Guayaquil. El objetivo fue analizar la influencia del ruido laboral en pérdidas auditivas en los trabajadores e implementar un manual de protección auditiva que ayude a evitar o prevenir las hipoacusias y el deterioro auditivo. Para esto se realizó una evaluación audiométrica con la finalidad de determinar el tipo y grado de hipoacusia profesional en los trabajadores estudiados. También se aplicó una encuesta a los evaluados, la cual después de su análisis respectivo nos llevó a la conclusión que los trabajadores por desconocimiento del uso de un manual y de los instrumentos de protección necesarios se exponen a largas horas de intenso ruido laboral provocando en ellos pérdidas auditivas.
Despite the fact that there isn’t any rigorous control regarding occupational health in Ecuador, we have developed this current Degree Study which describes our research made to workers between 30 and 50 years of age who attend the Audiology Area of the Specialties Hospital Dr. Abel Gilbert Ponton, located in the city of Guayaquil. The aim was to analyze the influence of the occupational noise in the workers’ hearing loss in order to implement measures towards the creation of a Hearing Protection Manual to help them avoid or prevent hypoacusis and auditory impairment. For this purpose, an audiometric evaluation was carried out with the goal of establishing the type and the degree of occupational hypoacusis in the examined workers. A further survey for the evaluated patients was also applied, which after being respectively analyzed, took us to the conclusion that workers are exposed to long hours of intense occupational noise due to their lack of awareness in the use of a manual as well as the necessary instruments of protection; causing them hearing loss.
Despite the fact that there isn’t any rigorous control regarding occupational health in Ecuador, we have developed this current Degree Study which describes our research made to workers between 30 and 50 years of age who attend the Audiology Area of the Specialties Hospital Dr. Abel Gilbert Ponton, located in the city of Guayaquil. The aim was to analyze the influence of the occupational noise in the workers’ hearing loss in order to implement measures towards the creation of a Hearing Protection Manual to help them avoid or prevent hypoacusis and auditory impairment. For this purpose, an audiometric evaluation was carried out with the goal of establishing the type and the degree of occupational hypoacusis in the examined workers. A further survey for the evaluated patients was also applied, which after being respectively analyzed, took us to the conclusion that workers are exposed to long hours of intense occupational noise due to their lack of awareness in the use of a manual as well as the necessary instruments of protection; causing them hearing loss.
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Ruido ocupacional, Pérdida auditiva, Trabajadores, Hospital de Especialidades Guayaquil Dr. Abel Gilbert Pontón, Cantón Guayaquil, Ecuador