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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1816-8949</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Anales de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1816-8949</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[EFACIM. Editorial de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas - Universidad Nacional de Asunción]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1816-89492018000100047</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/anales/2018.051(01)47-056</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Pérdida auditiva inducida por ruido en trabajadores expuestos en su ambiente laboral]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Noise induced hearing loss in workers exposed in their work environment]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Báez R.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mirtha]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villalba A.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cesar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mongelós M.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosalilna]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Medina R.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Blás]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mayeregger]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ilda]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Hospital de Clínicas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Previsión Social Hospital Central Médico de Planta Servicio de ORL]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Cátedra de Anatomía Descriptiva y Topográfica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,PROPADE  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>51</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>47</fpage>
<lpage>56</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1816-89492018000100047&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1816-89492018000100047&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1816-89492018000100047&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La pérdida auditiva inducida por ruido constituye un verdadero problema desde el punto de vista social y de la salud, debido a su constante incremento, conforme la civilización avanza y se desarrolla. Con la industrialización y la falta de conciencia sobre su incidencia, este padecimiento se acrecienta día a día. Se estima que un tercio de la población mundial padece algún grado de afectación inducida por ruidos. Es importante conocer la prevalencia debido a que la hipoacusia inducida por el ruido es una de las principales causas de discapacidad prevenible.  Objetivos:  Identificar el riesgo laboral en el que se encuentran los trabajadores expuestos al ruido industrial, mediante la medición del grado de hipoacusia en vinculación con su entorno laboral y el estudio de la situación actual de la normativa vigente en materia de salud laboral, a fin de elaborar propuestas para la mejora de la situación detectada.  Material y Métodos:  Estudio descriptivo transversal con componente analítico, tomando como muestra a 109 trabajadores de una empresade medios de comunicación de la ciudad de Asunción, en el año 2017, con el fin de identificar la prevalencia de las hipoacusias inducidas por ruido y su relación con los factores que las producen.  Resultados:  Fueron estudiados un total de 109 trabajadores, de distintos sectores de una empresa de comunicación gráfica. Presentaron hipoacusia sensorioneural 49 trabajadores, lo que representa una prevalencia del 45 %.  Conclusiones:  Existe riesgo significativo de lesiones auditivas en trabajadores expuestos a una contaminación sonora en dependencia de la exposición de carga horaria diaria y teniendo en cuenta que la naturaleza de la lesión tiene un carácter irreversible, es necesario mejorar las orientaciones respecto a las medidas preventivas.  Ética:  se respetan los principios de ética, preservando la identidad de los trabajadores evaluados. Respeta los principios de beneficencia puesto que puede contribuir a la salud auditiva de los mismos así como de no maleficencia puesto que este estudio no presenta riesgos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The noise-induced hearing loss is a real problem from the social and health point of view, due to its constant increase, as the civilization advances and develops. With industrialization and lack of awareness about its incidence, this condition is increasing day by day. It is estimated that one third of the world population suffers some degree of noise-induced affectation. It is important to know the prevalence because hearing-induced hearing loss is one of the main causes of preventable disability.  Objectives:  To identify the occupational risk in which workers are exposed to industrial noise, by measuring the degree of hearing loss in connection with their work environment and the study of the current situation of current regulations on occupational health, in order to elaborate proposals for the improvement of the situation detected.  Material and Methods:  Cross-sectional descriptive study with analytical component, taking as sample 109 workers from a media company of the city of Asunción, in the year 2017, in order to identify the prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss and its relationship with the factors that produce them.  Results:  A total of 109 workers from different sectors of a graphic communication company were studied. 49 workers presented sensorineural hearing loss, representing a prevalence of 45%.  Conclusions:  There is a significant risk of hearing damage in workers exposed to noise pollution depending on the exposure of daily workload and taking into account that the nature of the injury is irreversible, it is necessary to improve the guidelines regarding preventive measures.  Ethics:  the principles of ethics are respected, preserving the identity of the evaluated workers. It respects the principles of beneficence since it can contribute to their auditory health as well as non-maleficence since this study does not present risks.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Inducida por Ruido]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ambiente Laboral]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hearing Loss]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Induced By Noise]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Work Environment]]></kwd>
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