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0212/2018 - High frequency hearing in exposed pesticides’ rural workes.
Audição em altas frequências em trabalhadores rurais expostos a agrotóxicos.

Author:

• Tereza Raquel Ribeiro de Sena - SENA, T.R.R. - <tr@trsena.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Solano Sávio Figueiredo Dourado - Dourado, SSF - <solanofigueiredo@hotmail.com>
• Ângelo Roberto Antoniolli - Antoniolli, AR - <aroberto@ufs.br>


Abstract:

Pesticides may cause a number of health problems and are considered otoagressive agents. The objective of this study was to investigate the high frequencies hearing characteristics of workers both with and without exposure to pesticides, that presented normal conventional audiometry. Methods: cross-sectional study with 87 workers, of both genders, between 19 and 59 years, with formal or informal jobs and some of them worked with family agriculture using or not pesticides and were performed High-Frequency Audiometry. Results: the use of glyphosate was reported by 73% of workers and pesticide mixtures several occurred in 78% of them. There was no case of proper use of personal protective equipment recommended for the activity. The workers exposed to pesticides had worse results at High-Frequency Audiometry when compared to those who had no contact with pesticides (p

Keywords:

Pesticides, Occupational Health, Audiometry Pure-Tone.

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