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. 2025 Jul 20;43(7):508-512.
doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20240424-00186.

[Research on the protective effects and influencing factors of hearing protection device in different industries]

[Article in Chinese]
S B Su  1 , X Zhong  2 , Q F Huang  3 , Q Y Ou  3 , Y Y Zhang  3 , Z P Li  2 , X Luo  1 , S M Chen  1 , Z Y Huang  1
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[Research on the protective effects and influencing factors of hearing protection device in different industries]

[Article in Chinese]
S B Su et al. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi. .

Abstract
in English, Chinese

Objective: To evaluate the current situation of the protective effect of hearing protection device (HPD) worn by manufacturing workers and discuss their possible influencing factors. Methods: A total of 3634 noisy workers were surveyed and tested. The study conducted surveys of workers on the use of HPD. The 3M(TM) E-A-R Fit(TM) binaural verification system was used to measure the personal attenuation device (PAR) of workers wearing HPD. Results: The M (Q(1), Q(3)) of baseline PAR obtained by 3634 workers was 12 (2, 19) dB. There was a statistically significant difference in baseline PAR among the three types of HPDs (H=336.39, P<0.01) . After pairwise comparison, it was found that the baseline PAR of workers wearing foam earplugs and earmuffs was higher than that of pre-molded earplugs (P<0.01) . There were differences in baseline PAR among workers in different industries (Z=359.73, P<0.01) . Education level, age of using HPD, types of HPDs, noise exposure intensity, with or without knowledge of correct methods, and comfort evaluation were the main factors affecting baseline PAR (P<0.05) . There were 1536 workers (43.4%) failed the baseline PAR test. After the intervention, the median PAR increased significantly from 1 (0, 6) dB (baseline) to 18 (14, 22) dB (after the intervention) (P<0.01) . The follow-up test found that the follow-up PAR of 328 workers was higher than the baseline PAR of the initial test, and the follow-up PAR was higher than the post-intervention PAR of the initial test (P<0.01) . Conclusion: Under the conditions of this study, the protective effect of HPD was affected by factors such as incorrect understanding of wearing methods, exposure to high-intensity noise, low education level, a short period of time of HPD use and low comfort of hearing protectors. The protective effect could be improved through training, optimizing the wearing of hearing protector models, and follow-up interventions. Enterprises should use suitability verification to ensure the correct selection and wearing of noisy workers.

目的： 探讨不同行业工人佩戴护听器的防护效果现状及其可能影响因素。 方法： 于2020年10月至2023年12月，采用方便抽样的方法，抽取不同行业的3 634名噪声作业工人作为调查对象。采用课题组自行设计的调查问卷调查工人护听器使用情况利用3M(TM) E-A-R fit(TM)双耳验证系统测量工人佩戴护听器的个人声衰减值（personal attenuation device，PAR），采用广义线性回归模型探索基线PAR的影响因素。 结果： 3 634名工人佩戴护听器所获得的基线PAR的M（Q(1)，Q(3)）为12（2，19）dB；三类护听器类型的基线PAR差异有统计学意义（H=336.39，P<0.01）；两两比较后，发现佩戴泡棉型耳塞、耳罩的工人基线PAR均高于预成型耳塞（P<0.01）。不同行业的工人基线PAR差异有统计学意义（Z=359.73，P<0.01）。文化水平、护听器佩戴年限、护听器类型、噪声强度、是否知道正确佩戴方法与舒适性评价是影响基线PAR的主要因素。1 536人（占43.4%）未通过基线PAR测试；接受干预后，PAR（P<0.05）由1（0，6）dB（基线）提升至18（14，22）dB（干预后）（P<0.01）。随访测试发现，328名工人的随访PAR高于初次测试基线PAR，随访PAR低于初次测试干预PAR（P<0.01）。 结论： 护听器防护效果受未正确认知佩戴方式、高强度噪声暴露、教育水平低、护听器使用年限及低舒适度等因素影响，建议通过培训、优化护听器型号佩戴及随访干预提升防护效果，企业应借助适合性验证确保接噪工人的正确选配与佩戴。.

Keywords: Hearing protection device; Influencing factors; Noise; Personal attenuation rating; Protection effect.

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