Kejadian Kurang Pendengaran akibat Kebisingan Mesin Kereta Api
pada Pemukim Pinggir Rel di Kelurahan Gebang, Jember(Prevalence of
Hearing Loss due to Train Engine Noise on the Resident of Edge Rail
in Village Gebang, Jember)
AbstractHearing loss due to noise or "noise-induced hearing
loss" (NIHL) is hearing loss due to the influence of noise in a
long time/chronic. In industrial environments, NIHL is the first
ranked of occupational diseases. However, studies on NIHL caused by
a train engine on the resident of edge rails is rarely done. This
research aimed to determine the incidence of NIHL associated with
long lived and age factors by using an audiometry. This is a
cross-sectional study on the resident of edge rail of Gebang
village, Jember who qualified according to inclusion and exclusion
criteria. Measurement using an audiometry test was conducted 12
hours after free from noise exposure. Prevalence of NIHL in the
resident of edge rail was 47.4% (18 people). Data analysis resulted
p-value=0.039 (
