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Noise Exposure and its Effects on the Hearing of Indoor Cycling Instructors

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To ascertain the influence of occupational exposure to SPL on the hearing threshold of indoor cycling (IC) instructors. This is a cross-sectional study involving eleven IC instructors at fitness centers in Guarapuava, PR, Brazil Questionnaires were applied to assess occupational characteristics and reported auditory and extra-auditory symptoms. The hearing threshold was evaluated by pure tone audiometry testing at seven moments: after 14 h of acoustic rest, and before and immediately after exposure to SPLs of 95, 85 and 75 dB(A), making a total of 77 measurements of the group of instructors. Differences in means were assessed using the Kruskal–Wallis test. The k-means and composition method was applied using principal component analysis to verify the main factors associated with the broadband multi-frequency measurement at the hearing threshold. The average bilateral hearing threshold showed a significant increase at the intensity of 95 dB(A), at all the tested frequencies (p < 0.05) and at most of the frequencies, at 85 dB(A). Conclusions exposure to the equivalent sound pressure levels of 85 dB(A) and 95 dB(A) significantly altered the average hearing threshold of indoor cycling instructors.

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No financial support or other benefits from commercial sources have been provided for this study. About the work, no conflict of interest exists. Ethics approval: This research was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee (CEPSH) of Midwestern Paraná State University—UNICENTRO, under Decision no. 918.235. All the participants signed a Free Informed Consent (ICF) form.

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  1. Department of Physical Education, State University of the Midwest (Unicentro), Guarapuava, Brazil

    Marcos Vinícius Soares Martins & Bruno Sérgio Portela

  2. Department of Audiology and Speech Therapy, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Reitor João David Ferreira Lima. Rua Delfino Conti, s/n. CEP, Florianópolis, 88040-900, Brazil

    Karina Mary de Paiva

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

    Eriberto Oliveira do Nascimento & Paulo Henrique Zannin

  4. Graduate Program of Collective Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil

    Danúbia Hillesheim

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Martins, M.V.S., de Paiva, K.M., do Nascimento, E.O. et al. Noise Exposure and its Effects on the Hearing of Indoor Cycling Instructors. Acoust Aust 50, 139–147 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40857-021-00251-4

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