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HEARING STATUS OF ARMORED TANK SOLDIERS
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A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed to assess the hearing status of armored tank soldiers. The study was carried out on 315 soldiers. The results showed that, out of 315 soldiers who were tested for hearing, 17.7% had hearing loss in one ear, 45.08% had hearing loss in both ears. Most soldiers with hearing loss in one ear had mild hearing loss (92.8%). Among soldiers with binaural hearing loss, 90.8% had mild receptive hearing loss; 9.2% of moderate, severe and profound hearing loss who had a high-frequency lesion pattern typical of noise-induced hearing loss after many years of exposure. The results show that there were many soldiers in need of intervention to reduce sound exposure to prevent permanent severe hearing loss due to noise.
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hearing, soldiers, armored tank
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