Hearing Problem and Its Causes in Workers of an Automobile Manufacturing Unit

Abstract

The hearing problem in workers is a common problem in the automobile industry is caused by the high levels of noise. This research aims to determine the prevalence of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) among workers of a car manufacturing unit. Data is collected and analyzed based on a variety to factor like the age of workers, department of workers, the skill of workers, and so on. According to the finding, 24% of workers have a hearing problems who have more than 55 years, 2.8% of workers have severe hearing problems in the left ear, 20% of workers have a severe hearing problems in the right ear, the maximum number of workers have hearing lose problem who work in the primer shop and minimum numbers of workers have hearing loss problem who work in pretreatment electrolysis decomposition (PTED). From a future point of view this study will help to identify reasons of hearing lose in automobiles manufacturing units.