Table 3.
Details of the 10 highest noise-exposed participants including cumulative exposure, exposure rate, and left/right hearing thresholds
| Cumulative exposure (Pa2h) | Gender f/m | Age (Years) | Exposure rate (Pa2h/year) | Measured hearing threshold levels (dB HTL) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 Hz left/right | 1,000 Hz left/right | 2,000 Hz left/right | 3,000 Hz left/right | 4,000 Hz left/right | 6,000 Hz left/right | 8,000 Hz left/right | ||||
| 86,727 | f | 35 | 2,493 | 10/10 | 15/10 | 15/5 | 10/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 20/5 |
| 74,098 | f | 33 | 2,275 | 10/10 | 15/15 | 20/15 | 20/15 | 10/10 | 15/10 | 25/10 |
| 65,806 | f | 33 | 2,001 | 15/15 | 25/20 | 35/25 | 15/10 | 10/5 | 10/10 | 20/10 |
| 64,885 | m | 25 | 2,617 | 0/5 | 15/5 | 25/15 | 5/5 | 0/0 | 0/10 | 10/10 |
| 46,681 | m | 30 | 1,543 | 10/20 | 20/15 | 10/20 | 0/10 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 15/15 |
| 44,593 | f | 35 | 1,263 | 10/5 | 15/10 | 10/10 | 10/15 | 10/10 | 10/5 | 5/5 |
| 43,766 | m | 27 | 1,589 | 10/5 | 5/5 | 10/5 | 10/5 | 10/5 | 5/5 | 10/5 |
| 37,057 | f | 27 | 1,324 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5/0 | 0/0 | 5/0 | 5/0 |
| 36,062 | f | 27 | 1,325 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 5/15 | 10/15 | 10/20 | 15/15 |
| 33,055 | m | 24 | 1,348 | 20*/15 | 10*/10 | 10*/15 | 15*/10 | 10*/10 | 10*/0 | 5*/0 |
| 32,017 | f | 32 | 991 | 5/10 | 5/15 | 5/5 | 5/0 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 5/10 |
*Left ear thresholds collected by earphones rather than inserts as the canal condition was unsuitable for insert use