Introduction: Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition in the world and is more prevalent than diabetes or cancer. Occupational hearing loss, caused mainly by exposure to noise is the most common occupational disease, approximately 22 million workers are exposed to occupational noise above 85 dBA. Objective. To conduct a systematic review of the literature, evidence of sensorineural hearing loss induced by noise at work in labor activities most prevalent: manufacturing, mining, construction, military and pilots for the period 2008-2018. Materials and methods. A systematic review of the literature was conducted, health descriptors, MeSH terms, EMTREE and free terms were used. The databases used were Scopus, EMBASE / Medline, ScienceDirect and EBSCO. Articles were selected in English and Spanish published between 2008-2018 languages, which were in full text. A total of 39 items were included. Results: prevalence of hearing loss induced by noise (NIHL) for mining was between 17% and 47%; the construction sector between 14.43% and 16%; Military between 7% and 34% and Manufacturing between 20% and 34%. Conclusion: These trials showed that exposure to noise above 85 dBA, have a prevalence between 7% and 47. In the different economic activities analyzed, exposure to noise levels exceeding 90 dBA to associated with exposure time minimum 4 years is considered as a risk factor for developing noise induced hearing loss.
