PROFILE OF EMPLOYEES UNDERGOING AUDIOMETRY ATTENDED BY SOCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY DRIVE SOUTHWEST - BAHIA

Abstract

Under the Occupational Health, nursing has an important role in the prevention of occupational diseases. The Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) has become a public health problem causing damage to workers' health  The objective is to identify the profile of workers attended the Service Industry Drive Southwest - Bahia underwent audiometry. This is a descriptive study of a quantitative nature. The survey was conducted through the analysis of 100 medical records of employees of the branch potter underwent clinical consulting and occupational Audiometric testing , served in a company of Social Service for Industry , specialized in the field of Safety and Occupational Health. The results showed that the Audiometries, 49 % had some type of change. One can also relate the function helper production with altered auditory (p = 0.0027) and time function over 5 years and altered audiometry (p = 0.000). The NIHL in this study was lower compared to the prevalence in other articles reviewed. Based on these results, emerges the need of improvement of hearing conservation programs (HCP) industries. However this study suggests the need for improvement of prevention practices in the field of Occupational Health Nursing, with a focus on actions aimed at information workers exposed to occupational noise.