Effects of exposure to loud noise on the hearing of the residents of calabar, nigeria

Authors

  • Ubon Asuquo Department of Mathematics, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada
  • Michael Onuu Department of Physics, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
  • Affiong Asuquo Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

Keywords:

Audiometers, Developing countries, Medicine, Calabar, Hearing loss, High noise, Low noise, Nigeria, Preventive measures, Pure tones

Abstract

The risk of much increased rates of occupationally acquired hearing loss must be met by strong preventive measures in engineering and medicine in both developed and developing countries. Hearing assessment of the respondents was done by a trained Technician using a pure tone audiometer in the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar using the audiometer. The frequency of the audiometer was varied from 64 Hz to over 8000 Hz. Amplitude was varied by 5 dB increments. The oscillator was used to change pitch so that a range of sounds can be tested. The effects of exposure to loud noise on hearing of people in Calabar were assessed by comparing the hearing acuity and subjective responses of respondents in the high noise zones with that of respondents in the low noise zones.

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Published

2012-09-01

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Asuquo U, Onuu M, Asuquo A. Effects of exposure to loud noise on the hearing of the residents of calabar, nigeria. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 13];40(3):48-9. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/2533

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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