High Decibels as Causing Deconcentration and Hearing Damage in Pilots, Crew Members and Passengers Passengers: Experimental Study in the Brazilian Air Force

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Published: Apr 3, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v4-i04-06
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Hearing Loss, Noise in Aviation, High Decibels

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Thiago Augusto Rochetti Bezerra
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil & Brazilian Air Force Reserve Officer. MSc and PhD in Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System, Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Federal University of São Carlos, University of São Paulo,  Brazil
João Paulo Pinelli Santos
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.& Bachelor in Civil Aviation. Anhembi Morumbi University. São Paulo, Brazil.
Juliana Fontes Beltran Paschoal
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Délio Tiago Martins Malaquias
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Júlio Elias Calheiros
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ana Clara Felipe Parreira
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Laíza Cavalcanti Rêgo
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Hamilton Roberto Moreira de Oliveira Carriço
Academic in Medicine, University of Southern Santa Catarina (Unisul), Tubarão, SC, Brazil.
Liliana Martins Occulate
Academic in Medicine, Universidad Central del Paraguay, Paraguay.
Cristiano Bento Alvarenga
Academic in Medicine, Universidad Central del Paraguay, Paraguay.
Amanda Luiza Batista Cordeiro
Academic in Medicine, University Potiguar, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Hiromi M.K. Fujishima
Academic in Medicine, University Potiguar, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Natália Lopes Medici
Academic in Medicine, Unoeste, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ana Laura Diniz Campozana
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Elysa F. Camargo
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Isabela Fagundes Krebs
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Veridiana Tasqueti Porto Rizzi Soares
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Danilo Almeida de Oliveira Panebianco
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto
Victor Pagliarini Comelli
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto
Lucas Vieira de Melo
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁠Matheus Augustus Canossa Coutinho
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁠Maria Paula Maciel Nogueira
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Leonardo Tomé da Silva
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Daniela Suriel Barbosa Lima dos Santos
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Victória Benicio Soares Miguel
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jenyffer Victoria Cabrera Villca
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Elisitt Escarlet Valencia Cabrera
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Cristiana do Nascimento Oliveira
Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rafael Pinheiro do Nascimento
Academic in Medicine, Nove de Júlio University, São Paulo, Brazil.
Andreza Spinola Zaparoli
Academic in Medicine, Nove de Júlio University, São Paulo, Brazil.
Suely Fernandes dos Santos
Physiotherapist. Nove de Júlio University, São Paulo, Brazil.

Abstract

Hearing is one of the main senses for aeronautical activities and plays a key role in the intelligibility of communications between pilots. Noise is a factor that impairs good hearing and can lead to various health problems, as well as impairing the performance of aviation cadets when they perform multiple tasks during flight. It is important to educate airmen about how noise can negatively affect instructional flights and the conditions that expose them to too much of a drop in concentration during flights. The sound pressure levels to which cadet airmen are exposed during their training is an aggravating factor for their communication and safety. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between noise and loss of concentration during instruction in the Neiva T-25 aircraft, with the aim of collecting and analyzing data in order to improve air mission instruction in terms of health and flight safety by highlighting the harmful nature of noise in the Second Air Instruction Squadron (2º EIA). A questionnaire with eight questions about the influence of noise on the performance of aerial mission practices was administered to a sample of 20 Cadet Aviators from the Second Squadron who were taking part in the aerial instruction course in the Neiva T-25. The results of the questionnaires showed the importance of raising awareness about the harmful effects of noise in military activity, as it is a matter of flight safety.

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Bezerra, T. A. R. ., Santos , J. P. P. . ., Paschoal, J. F. B. ., Malaquias, D. T. M., Calheiros, J. E. ., Parreira, A. C. F. ., Rêgo, L. C. ., Carriço, H. R. M. de O. ., Occulate, L. M. ., Alvarenga, C. B., Cordeiro, . A. L. B. . ., Fujishima , H. M. ., Medici, N. L. ., Campozana, A. L. D. . ., Camargo, E. F. ., Krebs , I. F., Soares , V. T. P. R. ., Panebianco , D. A. de O. ., Comelli , V. P. ., Melo , L. V. de ., Coutinho , . ⁠Matheus A. C. ., Nogueira , ⁠Maria P. M., Silva, L. T. da ., Santos, D. S. B. L. dos ., Miguel , V. B. S., Villca, J. V. C. ., Cabrera, E. E. V. ., Oliveira , C. do N. ., Nascimento, R. P. do, Zaparoli , A. S. ., & Santos, S. F. dos . (2024). High Decibels as Causing Deconcentration and Hearing Damage in Pilots, Crew Members and Passengers Passengers: Experimental Study in the Brazilian Air Force. International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies, 4(04), 620–628. https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v4-i04-06
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