Atuação fonoaudiológica na saúde auditiva do trabalhador no centro de referência em saúde do trabalhador (cerest) - revisão integrativa

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ABSTRACT: Introduction: According to the Ministry of Health, Occupational Health is a set of activities in the field of collective health that aim to promote, protect, recover and rehabilitate the health of workers subjected to risks and harms of working conditions. The Occupational Health Reference Center (CEREST), linked to the Health Care Network (RAS), offers specialized services and surveillance in occupational health with the aim of reducing morbidity and mortality among workers due to factors related to the work environment and work processes. This study highlights the importance of speech-language pathology in the auditory health of workers at the Occupational Health Reference Center (CEREST). Objective: To analyze the speech-language pathology performance in the auditory health of workers at the Occupational Health Reference Center (CEREST). Method: Integrative literature review study that had as procedures and instruments for data collection the search for journals indexed in databases, through a survey of articles that addressed the auditory health of workers at CEREST. The descriptors used were: occupational hearing health and speech-language pathology; Workers' hearing health and hearing loss in Cerest. The research included articles published between 2018 and 2024, corresponding to the last 6 years, with full texts in Portuguese. Results and Discussion: Six articles were included to organize the results; the data were arranged in tables by type of research, area of activity of the authors of the research, year of publication, state, description of the speech-language pathology practice. The data indicated that the promotion of worker health and well-being, with regard to speech-language pathology work together with the multidisciplinary team assisting and guiding workers on the protection and prevention of NIHL (Noise-induced hearing loss). Conclusion: Through this study, one can perceive the importance of the speech-language pathologist at CEREST, promoting the health and well-being of professionals. Keywords: “CEREST”, “NIHL” and “speech-language pathology and CEREST”.