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Date Published: 21/10/2025
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DOI: 10.60137/tmhvn.v70i71.254
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Vol. 70 No. 71
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Vu, V. M., & Nguyen, T. T. (2025). A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF NOISE AND HEARING STATUS OF PERSONNEL WORKING AT A MILITARY AIRPORT. Vietnam Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 70(71), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.60137/tmhvn.v70i71.254

A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF NOISE AND HEARING STATUS OF PERSONNEL WORKING AT A MILITARY AIRPORT

Van Minh Vu1, , The Tung Nguyen1
1 Bệnh viện Quân y 103

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the current noise situation and assess the hearing status of personnel working at K Military Airport. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted by surveying the characteristics of occupational noise and the hearing status of personnel at the military airport. Results: Noise level measurements ranged from 72.30 dBA to 117.60 dBA. The number of samples exceeding the permissible standard was 40 out of 43 (93.02%). The average age of the study subjects was 47.36 ± 5.52 years, and the average duration of noise exposure was 23.75 ± 7.24 years. Among the 141 surveyed employees, 31 had hearing loss, accounting for a rate of 21.98%. This was predominantly mild to moderate hearing loss at 37.17 ± 5.39%. Conclusion: Noise at the airfield is generated from sources located at various positions within the military airport and exceeds the threshold that can affect the hearing of personnel working in those areas. The noise intensity at 40 out of 43 (93.02%) measured areas at the airport exceeded the permissible standard. The rate of hearing loss among personnel was 21.98%.

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Noise, Hearing loss.

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