scholarly journals Occupational Noise: Auditory and Non-Auditory Consequences

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 8963
Author(s):  
Adam Sheppard ◽  
Massimo Ralli ◽  
Antonio Gilardi ◽  
Richard Salvi
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Significant Risk Factor ◽  
The United States ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Hearing Impairments ◽  
True Value ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Limited Frequency

Occupational noise exposure accounts for approximately 16% of all disabling hearing losses, but the true value and societal costs may be grossly underestimated because current regulations only identify hearing impairments in the workplace if exposures result in audiometric threshold shifts within a limited frequency region. Research over the past several decades indicates that occupational noise exposures can cause other serious auditory deficits such as tinnitus, hyperacusis, extended high-frequency hearing loss, and poor speech perception in noise. Beyond the audiogram, there is growing awareness that hearing loss is a significant risk factor for other debilitating and potentially life-threatening disorders such as cardiovascular disease and dementia. This review discusses some of the shortcomings and limitations of current noise regulations in the United States and Europe.

OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE AND HEARING LOSS AMONG FIREFIGHTERS IN THE UNITED STATES

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
OiSaeng Hong ◽  
Dal Lae Chin ◽  
Jamie Feld ◽  
Stephen Vogel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Occupational Noise Exposure

Hazardous Decibels

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 313-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
OiSaeng Hong ◽  
Daniel G. Samo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Noise Induced Hearing Loss ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Engineering Controls ◽  
Occupational Noise Exposure ◽  
Intermittent Noise

Noise-induced hearing loss ranks among the most significant occupational health problems. In the united states, more than 1 million firefighters are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss due to exposure to hazardous levels of intermittent noise from sirens, air horns, and engines of emergency vehicles and fire trucks. Although irreversible, noise-induced hearing loss is entirely preventable through both engineering controls and personal protective equipment. This article describes occupational noise exposure, hearing loss, and strategies to prevent noise-induced hearing loss among firefighters.

scholarly journals Evaluation and Management of Patients with Diabetes and Hearing Loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (04) ◽  
pp. 308-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Spankovich ◽  
Krishna Yerraguntla
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Significant Risk Factor ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Acquired Hearing Loss ◽  
Ototoxic Drugs

AbstractDiabetes mellitus is a significant risk factor for acquired hearing loss and tinnitus. Persons with diabetes (PWD) may present with hearing loss symptoms earlier in life than those without diabetes. Furthermore, diabetes may exacerbate risk for hearing loss related to noise exposure and ototoxic drugs. The purpose of this article is to provide recommendations for the prevention, screening, evaluation, and management of hearing loss in PWD.

scholarly journals Self Reported Hearing Impairments And Associated Risk Factors Among Metal And WoodWork Workers in Gondar Town, North West Ethiopia, 2020.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eshetu Abera ◽  
WalelegnWorku Yallew ◽  
Sintayehu Daba Wami
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Exposure Level ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Hearing Impairments ◽  
Gondar Town

Abstract Background Globally, the prevalence of occupational noise-induced hearing loss ranges from 16–24%. Moreover, occupational noise exposure is a major public health problem among metal and woodwork workers in sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. However, there is limited evidence about the risk of hearing impairments and level of noise exposure in Ethiopia. Methods In this cross-sectional study 580 metal and woodwork employees in Gondar town were surveyed from February10-March 25/2020. The data were collected through an interviewer-administered questioner and the noise exposure level was measured using an ICE 651 type II sound pressure level meter. The data were entered into EPI info version7 and analyzed using SPSS20 version software. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with hearing impairments. Result The overall prevalence of self-reported hearing impairment was 20.7% [95%CI: (17.4–24)]. From the total participants, 11.2% of the woodwork and 9.5% of metal workers reported hearing impairments. The mean (± SD) noise exposure level in both industries was 96.63 ± 3.7 dBA. Listening to music using earphones for more than two hours per day [AOR = 5.33, 95% CI (1.29, 21.9)] and playing music with loud volume (AOR = 3.75 (1.13, 12.43) were significant risk factors for hearing impairments. Conclusion The prevalence of hearing impairment is comparable in metal and woodwork worker, but higher noise exposure level is recorded in woodwork industry and the majority of the employees exposed to the noise level above the permissible exposure limit. Therefore, the hearing conservation program shall be implemented in both wood and metalwork industries.

Vocal Performance Teachers and Hearing Loss

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
Vance Gunnell ◽  
Jeff Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Otoacoustic Emissions ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Vocal Performance ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Hearing Conservation ◽  
Occupational Noise Exposure ◽  
Distortion Product ◽  
Hearing Thresholds ◽  
Performance Teachers

Hearing thresholds and distortion product otoacoustic emissions were measured for teachers of vocal performance who were gathered for a national conference. Results showed mean audiometric thresholds to be consistent with noise induced hearing loss, more than what would be expected with normal aging. Years of instruction and age were considered as factors in the hearing loss observed. It was concluded that hearing conservation should be initiated with this group to help raise awareness and protect them from hearing loss due to occupational noise exposure.

scholarly journals Hearing loss in the elderly: History of occupational noise exposure

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. 179-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Meneses-Barriviera ◽  
Luciana Marchiori ◽  
Juliana Melo
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Occupational Noise Exposure ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals The dose-response relationship between in-ear occupational noise exposure and hearing loss

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 716-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M Rabinowitz ◽  
Deron Galusha ◽  
Christine Dixon-Ernst ◽  
Jane E Clougherty ◽  
Richard L Neitzel
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Dose Response ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Response Relationship ◽  
Dose Response Relationship ◽  
Occupational Noise Exposure

OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE, NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS, AND THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

1985 ◽  
Vol 121 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELELYN TALBOTT ◽  
JAMES HELMKAMP ◽  
KARAN MATHEWS ◽  
LEWIS KULLER ◽  
ERIC COTTINGTON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Noise Induced Hearing Loss ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Occupational Noise Exposure

scholarly journals O1B.4 Health effects of prenatal occupational noise exposure: a systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A5.3-A6
Author(s):  
Zara Ann Stokholm ◽  
Inge Brosbøl Iversen ◽  
Henrik Kolstad
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Congenital Malformations ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Occupational Noise Exposure ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Exposure Levels

Current legislation and threshold limits for occupational noise exposure may not sufficiently account for higher vulnerability of the foetus. We conducted a systematic literature review and identified 20 relevant studies of prenatal noise exposure levels and health. Maternal tissues attenuate industrial noise by about 30 dB. The foetus responds the earliest to noise exposure from the 19th week of gestational age. There is some evidence of an increased risk of hearing loss at prenatal noise levels≥85 dBA (8 hour average) and little evidence at lower levels. Increased risks for preterm birth, small-for-gestational-age and congenital malformations are seen as single study findings at levels≥90 dBA. There is little evidence for how noise exposure may increase the risk of extra-auditive effects in the foetus. Methodological shortcomings and the scarce number of studies limit the conclusions that can be drawn. Still, we recommend pregnant women avoid working at noise levels≥85 dBA.

Economic Impact of Hearing Loss and Reduction of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Neitzel ◽  
Tracy K. Swinburn ◽  
Monica S. Hammer ◽  
Daniel Eisenberg
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Economic Analyses ◽  
Excessive Noise

Purpose Hearing loss (HL) is pervasive and debilitating, and noise-induced HL is preventable by reducing environmental noise. Lack of economic analyses of HL impacts means that prevention and treatment remain a low priority for public health and environmental investment. Method This article estimates the costs of HL on productivity by building on established estimates for HL prevalence and wage and employment differentials between those with and without HL. Results We estimate that HL affects more than 13% of the working population. Not all HL can be prevented or treated, but if the 20% of HL resulting from excessive noise exposure were prevented, the economic benefit would be substantial—we estimate a range of $58 billion to $152 billion annually, with a core estimate of $123 billion. We believe this is a conservative estimate, because consideration of additional costs of HL, including health care and special education, would likely further increase the benefits associated with HL prevention. Conclusion HL is costly and warrants additional emphasis in public and environmental health programs. This study represents an important first step in valuing HL prevention—in particular, prevention of noise-induced HL—where new policies and technologies appear promising.

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