International Travel Medicine Center of Iran International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health 2322-1100 13 1 2025 03 01 A Study on the Correlation between Annual Noise Exposure (ANE) and Auditory Attention, as well as Hearing Loss in Military Personnel 221356 10.30491/ijtmgh.2025.525090.1483 EN Seyed Hojat Mousavi Kordmiri Health Research Center, Lifestyle Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Sajjad Samiei Health Research Center, Lifestyle Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Fatemeh Rahmati Health Research Center, Lifestyle Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Ghasemi Health Research Center, Lifestyle Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2024 10 23 There are various types of noise-generating equipment in the living and working environment of military personnel, which causes auditory and non auditory health problems. In order to assessment of occupational and non occupational noise exposure this study was conducted to investigate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the noise exposure questionnaire (NEQ) as a unique quantitative tool and also its relationship with auditory attention and hearing loss among military personnel. The results of quantitative face validity, consistency and reproducibility of this questionnaire were confirmed the utility of NEQ as a quick tool to assess the annual noise exposure occupationally and Nonoccupational (routine/occasional). In addition, a direct and significant relationship has been observed between the annual exposure of workers to noise and the increase in hearing threshold in all the investigated frequencies. https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_221356_d05631a3ab6628f68f62609b1bb0babf.pdf