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This is not linear with respect to duration of exposure; rather, the worker may experience a disproportionate loss in the early years of exposure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215107000242_sec2\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A prospective study surveying workers of the production section (i.e. most noise-exposed area) of a bottling factory was carried out in December 2003 and in December 2005. A self-administered questionnaire was used to extract information about worker's demographic characteristics, drug intake, and medical and occupational history, as well as information on the use of hearing protection devices. Noise mapping of the various departments of the factory was carried out. Otological examination, tympanometry and audiometry were also carried out on selected subjects.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215107000242_sec3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eighty-four workers, 76 (90.5 per cent) men and eight (9.5 per cent) women, were studied. Their mean age was 33.0\u00a0\u00b1\u00a07.6 years in 2003 and 35.0\u00a0\u00b1\u00a07.6 years in 2005. The recorded noise levels in the factory production section ranged between 91.5 and 98.7 dBA. The prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss among workers was noted to be 64.9 and 86.9 per cent for test one (2003) and test two (2005), respectively. The degree of hearing deterioration within the two years of this study was 1.0\u20133.2\u00a0dB for the right ear and 1.6\u20133.4\u00a0dB for the left ear. This deterioration was at discrete frequencies. More than half (53.6 per cent) of the workers did not have a hearing protection device. Of the 46.4 per cent who did, only 38.5 per cent claimed to have used it regularly.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215107000242_sec4\"><jats:title>Interpretation:<\/jats:title><jats:p>These findings showed that there was a high prevalence of mild sensorineural hearing loss and significant hearing deterioration among workers, due to exposure to excessive noise over a two-year period. The study demonstrates the practical importance of serial audiometry for noise-exposed workers as a means of monitoring hearing deterioration. 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