EURO 2025 Leeds
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1341. Analysis from the TOPSIS Method: Assessment of the Impact of Aircraft Noise on Hearing Loss Passengers

Invited abstract in session TB-13: AI and Machine learning in healthcare, stream OR in Healthcare (ORAHS).

Tuesday, 10:30-12:00
Room: Clarendon SR 1.01

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Marcos Santos
Industrial Engineering, Fluminense Federal University
2. Silmara Scontre
Fonoaudiologia, Prevent Senior Operadora de Saúde
3. Fabio Henrique Martins Queiroz
Gestão de Qualidade, Instituto Prevent Senior
4. Antonio Sergio da Silva
PPG Engenharia de Produção, Universidade Federal Fluminense
5. DANIEL PEREIRA
UAEP, Federal University of Campina Grande

Abstract

Hearing loss affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, many of whom use air transport. This study investigates noise levels in Airbus and ATR aircraft during flight, evaluating the impact of these noises on the communication and safety of people with hearing loss. The review was carried out in databases such as PubMed, MEDLINE and Cochrane Library, covering studies published between 2019 and 2024. The article highlights the application of the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) in analyzing suitable places for accommodation of people with hearing loss in aircrafts. The alternatives of the problem are: front, middle and rear of the aircraft. The criteria listed are: proximity of communication, speech recognition index, acoustic comfort, ambient noise level, interference and distance from noise sources. Cabin noise levels, both internal and external, are relatively high on turboprop aircraft such as ATR models, where levels can reach up to 80 dB at the front during flight. Passengers with hearing loss are particularly vulnerable to these elevated noise levels, which can complicate speech understanding. This is why we must place the passenger with hearing loss in the appropriate seat to ensure their safety during the flight. The analysis indicates that the middle position of the aircraft provides the least noise interference, facilitating speech understanding.

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Status: accepted

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