Pengaruh Kebisingan Mesin Las Disel Listrik Terhadap Fungsi Pendengaran Pada Pekerja Bengkel Las Di Kecamatan Mapanget Kota Manado

Abstrac: Noise is unwanted sound such as noise that comes from. Noise at high intensity that long exposes to people can cause interference both on auditory and also on non-auditory functions. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of noise diesel electric welding machine to the auditory function, both subjective and objective.This research is an analytic survey with a cross-sectional design. The Population samples are from 30 people that wasobtained through questionnaire. Then performedin the examinationofauditory function using audiometer in Prof. dr.R. DKandou General Hospital Manado. Previous measurement of noise levels welding workshop conducted by measuring the Sound Level Meter. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Product and Service Solution Program (SPSS) and using Fisher's Exact test.The results show that workers with exposure noise > 90 dB, a total of 27 workers with a percentage (90%) have hearing loss and 3 workers with the percentage (10%) do not hearing loss. Analytical results obtained by Fisher's Exact show that there is a significant relationship between the effect of noise on hearing function (p = 0,002). Conclusion: Based on these results it can be concluded, that there is a significant relationship between the effect of noise on significan hearing function