The Impact of Hearing Protection Devices (HPDs) on Blood Pressure in Workers Exposed to Noise: A Cross-sectional Study in a Textile Industry

• Main Authors: Jafar Akbari (Author), Shahram Safari (Author), Meghdad Kazemi (Author), Heshmatollah Nourmoradi (Author), Behzad Mahaki (Author), Habibollah Dehghan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Many studies have reported that exposure to workplace noise leads to increase in blood pressure. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hearing protection devices (HPDs) including ear plug and ear muff on the systolic and diastolic blood pressures of workers exposed to workplace nois...