SINGAPORE: Full hearing loss due to loud sounds is generally associated with staff dealing with heavy equipment, but employees at nightclubs, training studios and visit centres may also be at risk of the state, experts said.  ,
In a statement released earlier this month by the Manpower Ministry, noise-induced impairment was named as the major occupational disease in Singapore.  ,
Around 300 of these cases were identified in the first half of this year alone, making up nearly two-thirds of all vocational illnesses during that time. Those in the developing industry,  , particularly metal-working, are at the highest risk of developing the condition.  ,
Clinical audiologist Alicia Tay told CNA that call center people, for example, have sought support at The Listening Lab, where she heads its financial department.
They must always raise the level in their headphones in order to discover the person speaking over the phone or through the ambient noise. So they do come in with some signs of noise-induced reading costs”, she said.  ,
She added that trainers who teach inside cycling, or spin, several times a day, are also susceptible to hearing issues, despite their less well-known status.
The teachers must shout into a speaker to make the audience hear the extremely audible music that they play, she observed.
” That blend of sound is often reach 100 decibels, and that is a risk of hearing loss because they’re but generally exposed for long durations”.
For eight continuous hours, listening at 85 decibels is the maximum acceptable levels. The length of coverage that is considered healthy “rapidly decreases” when it gets louder, Ms Tay pointed out.  ,