Prevalence of tinnitus and hearing loss in South African dentists and investigation into possible connections with noise levels and frequencies in the dental environment

Description

Thesis (MSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An investigation was undertaken to ascertain whether there could be a
connection between noise levels in a dental environment and noise induced
hearing loss (NIHL) in a sample of South African dentists. This took the form of
a questionnaire sent to dentists in the Central Gauteng and Cape Western areas,
followed by the measurement of noise emissions of airotor / air-turbine
handpieces. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: 'n Ondersoek is geloods om te bepaal of daar 'n verband bestaan tussen die
geraas vlakke in 'n tandheelkundige omgewing en Geraas Geïnduseerde
Gehoor Verlies ("Noise Induced Hearing Loss") in 'n groep Suid-Afrikaanse
tandartse.
Die ondersoek het bestaan uit 'n vraelys wat tandaartse in Sentraal Gauteng en
die Wes Kaap voltooi het, opgevolg deur die meting of registrasie van geraas
vlakke veroorsaak deur lugturbine handstukke.

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50067

Tags

Deafness, Noise induced -- South Africa

Hearing disorders -- South Africa

Tinnitus -- South Africa

Occupational diseases -- South Africa

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50067
Date	03 1900
Creators	Sidley, Clive Graham
Contributors	Saayman, Charlene, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences.
Publisher	Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	en_ZA
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Format	144 p. : ill.
Rights	Stellenbosch University