Frequency of noise induced hearing loss and its association with anxiety in textile mill workers.

Abstract

Objective: To find out frequency of noise induced hearing loss and its association with anxiety in textile mill workers. Study Design: Analytical Cross-sectional study. Setting: Master Textile Mill’s Spinning and Weaving Units. Pvt. Ltd. Lahore. Period: December 2019 to May 2020. Material & Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 125 textile mill workers with non-probability purposive sampling having 5 to 10 years working experience in spinning and weaving units of age 25 to 40 years (males). Data was collected by performing Otoscopy, tympanometry and pure tone audiometry in noise-controlled room and BAI, analyzed and evaluated with the help of statistical package for social sciences version 25.00. Pearson chi square was used and P value was equal or less than 5% was taken as significant. Results: Total number of 125 (100%) were tested to check their hearing levels by standard pure tone audiometry. Out of 125(100%) 14(11.2 %) were with normal hearing. 28(22.4%) with mild hearing, 36(29%) with mild to moderate hearing, 34(27%) with moderate hearing, 12(10%) with moderately severe hearing and 1(0.8%) with severe hearing levels. Out of 125(100%) 50 (40%) were diagnosed with low level of anxiety, 43(34%) were with moderate level of anxiety and 32(26%) were with severe level of anxiety in all the participants working in the textile mill. Conclusion: It is concluded that the mill workers are on the risk of developing hearing loss of different severity levels which also cause anxiety to them.