High Decibels as Causing Deconcentration and Hearing Damage in Pilots, Crew Members and Passengers Passengers: Experimental Study in the Brazilian Air Force
Authors:   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil & Brazilian Air Force Reserve Officer. MSc and PhD in Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System, Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Federal University of São Carlos, University of São Paulo,  Brazil, Bezerra Thiago Augusto Rochetti , Santos João Paulo Pinelli ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.& Bachelor in Civil Aviation. Anhembi Morumbi University. São Paulo, Brazil., Paschoal Juliana Fontes Beltran ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Malaquias Délio Tiago Martins ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Calheiros Júlio Elias ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Parreira Ana Clara Felipe ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Rêgo Laíza Cavalcanti ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Carriço Hamilton Roberto Moreira de Oliveira ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Southern Santa Catarina (Unisul), Tubarão, SC, Brazil., Occulate Liliana Martins ,   Academic in Medicine, Universidad Central del Paraguay, Paraguay., Alvarenga Cristiano Bento ,   Academic in Medicine, Universidad Central del Paraguay, Paraguay., Cordeiro Amanda Luiza Batista ,   Academic in Medicine, University Potiguar, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., Fujishima Hiromi M.K. ,   Academic in Medicine, University Potiguar, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., Medici Natália Lopes ,   Academic in Medicine, Unoeste, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Campozana Ana Laura Diniz ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Camargo Elysa F. ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Krebs Isabela Fagundes ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Soares Veridiana Tasqueti Porto Rizzi ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Panebianco Danilo Almeida de Oliveira ,   Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, Comelli Victor Pagliarini ,   Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, de Melo Lucas Vieira ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Coutinho ⁠Matheus Augustus Canossa ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Nogueira ⁠Maria Paula Maciel ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Silva Leonardo Tomé da ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Santos Daniela Suriel Barbosa Lima dos ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Miguel Victória Benicio Soares ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Villca Jenyffer Victoria Cabrera ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Cabrera Elisitt Escarlet Valencia ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Oliveira Cristiana do Nascimento ,   Academic in Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil., Nascimento Rafael Pinheiro do ,   Academic in Medicine, Nove de Júlio University, São Paulo, Brazil., Zaparoli Andreza Spinola ,   Academic in Medicine, Nove de Júlio University, São Paulo, Brazil., Santos Suely Fernandes dos ,   Physiotherapist. Nove de Júlio University, São Paulo, Brazil.
Published: April 2024

Hearing is one of the main senses for aeronautical activities and plays a key role in the intelligibility of communications between pilots. Noise is a factor that impairs good hearing and can lead to various health problems, as well as impairing the performance of aviation cadets when they perform multiple tasks during flight. It is important to educate airmen about how noise can negatively affect instructional flights and the conditions that expose them to too much of a drop in concentration during flights. The sound pressure levels to which cadet airmen are exposed during their training is an aggravating factor for their communication and safety. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between noise and loss of concentration during instruction in the Neiva T-25 aircraft, with the aim of collecting and analyzing data in order to improve air mission instruction in terms of health and flight safety by highlighting the harmful nature of noise in the Second Air Instruction Squadron (2º EIA). A questionnaire with eight questions about the influence of noise on the performance of aerial mission practices was administered to a sample of 20 Cadet Aviators from the Second Squadron who were taking part in the aerial instruction course in the Neiva T-25. The results of the questionnaires showed the importance of raising awareness about the harmful effects of noise in military activity, as it is a matter of flight safety.