Audiological findings of family farmers exposed to pesticides.

Purpose: To analyze the possible differences among the hearing of farmers and their families when compared to the population not exposed to pesticides.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with 70 smallholder family farmers (research group), with the mean age of 39.7 years, of both sexes and a mean of 23.

Adverse effects of pesticides on central auditory functions in tobacco growers.

Objective: To investigate the effects of exposure to pesticides on the central auditory functions (CAF) of Brazilian tobacco growers.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study carried out between 2010 and 2012. Participants were evaluated with two behavioural procedures to investigate CAF, the random gap detection test (RGDT) and the dichotic digit test in Portuguese (DDT).

Evoked otoacoustic emissions in workers exposed to noise: A review.

Introduction:  The otoacoustic emissions test is an essential tool in the evaluation of auditory function, since it allows the early detection of cochlear damage of occupational origin.

Objective:  To present a review of the literature and analyze the effectiveness of the clinical application of the otoacoustic emissions test in workers exposed to noise.

Methods:  A bibliographical search covering a period of 10 years was performed in the Virtual Health Library including published articles in national and international journals indexed in the internationally recognized databases for the health sciences, LILACS, SCIELO, and MEDLINE, using the terms "otoacoustic emissions" and "occupational exposure.