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Vol. 9. Issue 5.
Pages 367-379 (September - October 2003)
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O ruído e o aparelho respiratório
Noise and the respiratory system
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Mariana Alves-Pereira1, José Manuel Reis Ferreira2, João Joanaz de Melo3, Jerzy Motylewski4, Elzbieta Kotlicka5, Nuno A.A. Castelo Branco6
1 Mestre em Engenharia Biomédica. Doutoranda no Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente. Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2 Médico Pneumologista. Unidade Respiratória. Hospital da Força Aérea, Lisboa
3 Professor Auxiliar Convidado. Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente. Universidade Nova de Lisboa
4 Doutorado em Engenharia Acústica. Director do Departmento de Acústica Cibernética, Institute of Fundamental Technological Sciences, Academia de Ciências da Polónia.
5 Professora Adjunta. Departamento de Física. Universidade Tecnológica de Varsóvia, Polónia
6 Médico Anátomo-Patologista. Presidente do Conselho Científico. Centro da Performance Humana, Alverca do Ribatejo
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RESUMO

Apesar do importante acervo de evidência científica já existente, a patologia respiratória provocada pela exposição crónica a ruído de baixa frequência (RBF) continua por reconhecer. O objectivo deste trabalho de revisão consiste em: a) descrever o fenómeno acústico como agente de doença, demonstrando a inépcia da legislação no que diz respeito à patologia extra-auditiva; b) esclarecer os motivos que conduziram ao interesse na patologia respiratória nos indivíduos expostos a RBF; e c) enaltecer outros estudos que denunciam o efeito deletério do ruído sobre o aparelho respiratório. Por último, apresentar e discutir as perspectivas futuras sobre os estudos dirigidos à caracterização dos efeitos do RBF e da necessidade de reproduzir estes efeitos em modelos animais.

REV PORT PNEUMOL 2003; IX (5): 367-379

Palavras-chave:
ruído de baixa frequência
derrame pleural
bronquite
fibrose pulmonar
audição
decibel
ocupacional
ambiental
ABSTRACT

Noise-induced pulmonary pathology is still an issue that is regarded with much suspicion despite the significant body of evidence demonstrating that acoustic phenomena target the respiratory tract. The goal of this review paper is threefold: a) to describe acoustic phenomena as an agent of disease, and the inadequacies of current legislation regarding noise-induced, non-auditory pathology; b) to trace how the interest in noise-induced pulmonary pathology emerged within the scope of studies on vibroacoustic disease; and c) to bring to light other studies denouncing noise as an agent of disease that impinges on the respiratory tract. As concluding remarks, future perspectives in LFN-related research will be discussed. The need for animal models will be emphasized.

REV PORT PNEUMOL 2003; IX (5): 367-379

Key-words:
low frequency noise
pleural effusion
bronchitis
pulmonary fibrosis
hearing
decibel
occupational
environmental
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