Soylemez, EmreKarakaya, CihangirYılmaz, Nihat2024-09-292024-09-2920241300-1779https://doi.org/10.53394/akd.1351642https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1263821https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/11311Objective: Noise can cause physiological and psychological changes by affecting human health. This study aims to investigate the quality of life and self-report symptoms of tinnitus, hearing loss, dizziness, sleep, attention, anxiety and fatigue in workers exposed to excessive noise. Material and Methods: The study included 111 workers working in noisy environments and 74 individuals not working in noisy environments (control group). The Short Form (SF)-36 scale was used to evaluate the participants' quality of life, and the visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess the self-report symptoms. Result: Self-report tinnitus, hearing loss, dizziness, sleep, attention and anxiety scores of the workers were worse than the control group (p<0.05). In addition, the physical function, physical role restriction, social functionality, pain and general health scores of the workers, which are the sub-dimensions of SF-36, were worse than the control group (p<0.05). However, there was no difference between the groups in terms of emotional role, mental health, and energy/vitality scores (p>0.05). Conclusion: Noise increases workers' self-report symptoms and reduces their quality of life. By taking more precautions against workplace noise, workers' health and working performance can be protected.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle10.53394/akd.13516425413535126382110