ABSTRACT
However, despite of the relevance of this issue for orchestral musicians, it seems that the problematic of noise exposure is still not well characterized, and the strategy for the noise exposure assessment are not well established. Furthermore, the Portuguese legislation, in particular the Decreto-Lei nº 182/2006, does not considers the specific case of musicians, and there is no code of conduct provided in accordance with Directive 2003/10/CE that establishes the guidelines about how musicians should be protected from noise exposure. Therefore, in Portugal this professional group has remained out of the noise exposure concerns. However, in the last years, some studies and technical reports have being developed, clearly showing the noise exposure of these particularly professionals, promoting the awareness about this problem.
