occupational noise

..To evaluate noise exposures and hearing loss prevention efforts in industries with relatively high rates of workers' compensation claims for hearing loss...

..The present knowledge can not permit a conclusion for low exposure levels...

..48; 95% confidence interval = 0.28-0.81). The implementation of guidelines for occupational noise management might have contributed to the workers' concern over the prevention of adverse health effects ..

..Significant associations were found in the high as well as in the low frequencies. The results suggest that a healthy lifestyle can protect against age-related hearing impairment...

..06 to 6.26 (p<0.05-p<0.005). We concluded that elevated blood lead at level below 10 microg/dL might enhance the noise-induced hearing loss. Future research needs to further explore the detailed mechanism...

..The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between hearing loss, blood pressure and arterial compliance of female workers who exposed to occupational noise in a textile mill.

..This prospective study aimed to investigate the quality of life of workers in a steel factory...

..Furthermore our data indicates no risk of noise-induced tinnitus at exposure levels where no hearing loss would be expected, e.g. as usually encountered in non-industrial workplaces...

..S. industries studied in the 1968-72 NIOSH Occupational Noise and Hearing Survey (ONHS)...

Aging and noise are generally considered the most common causes of adult hearing loss in developed countries. This study estimates the contributions of aging and occupational noise in the United States.

To evaluate whether valid estimation of the effect of occupational noise exposure on hearing thresholds requires adjustment for factors other than age, sex, and race, which also influence hearing function.

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Changes in hearing thresholds were determined by standard and high-frequency audiometry in subjects exposed to occupational noise for long durations.

..004 for each increment of the index of lifetime exposure to solvents. The results suggest an additive damaging effect of coexposure to noise and organic solvents to the auditory organ...

..on hearing loss within the context of atherosclerosis was assessed, and the statistical interaction of occupational noise evaluated...

..Smoking has been shown to have adverse effects on hearing, but it's unclear whether smoking interacts with known causes of hearing loss such as noise exposure and ageing...

..Evidence has accumulated concerning the adverse effects of smoking on hearing acuity, but it is not clear whether smoking modifies the association between exposure to noise and hearing loss...

..Shift work, noise, and physical workload are very common occupational exposures and they tend to cluster in the same groups of workers...

..Besides, cigarette smoking is a common habit worldwide, and according to some recent studies smoking and noise may act in common causal pathways for hearing loss...

..Long-term noise exposure in the workplace is a known cause of hearing loss. There has been limited study on the potential harm related to shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) or intracorporeal devices on patients and operating room personnel...

..controls from the German Interphone Study to investigate the level of agreement between self-reported occupational noise exposure and a job-exposure-matrix (JEM) on noise exposure derived from a lifetime occupation calendar...

..sensitivity in sixty-eight patients with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss who reported significant occupational noise exposure histories...

..Determinants of noise exposure modeling offers a good method for the quantitative estimation of noise exposure...

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..We examined the sensitivity of the exposure-response relationship between occupational noise exposure and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality using both expert- and measurement-based ..

..Clinical studies have suggested that cigarette smoking may be associated with hearing loss, a common condition affecting older adults...

..Chronic noise exposure is associated with adverse pathophysiological effects and may contribute to the progression of cardiovascular disease. We, therefore, determined the risk of noise for the incidence of myocardial infarction...

..25-8 kHz). The results of this study suggest that HFA might be used as an early indicator for noise-induced hearing loss and acoustic trauma rather than audiometry at a conventional frequency (4 kHz), particularly for younger groups...

..Excessive noise is a global occupational health hazard with considerable social and physiological impacts, including noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). This paper describes the worldwide morbidity of occupational NIHL in the year 2000...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of hearing loss associated with occupational noise exposure and other risk factors...

..Further analysis suggests that the environmental factors, rather than individual variables, more strongly influence decisions against protective actions. Recommendations and practical implications are offered...

The objectives of the present study were to evaluate both the respective and combined effects of occupational noise exposure and smoking on hearing, taking age into consideration...

To analyse the influence of long-term smoking on the hearing threshold of individuals subjected to occupational noise exposure.

..To investigate the relation between different types of exposure to noise and a classic sign of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL), the audiometric notch...

..The occupational noise levels of the high-exposure workers with 85 +/- 8 dBA were significantly higher than those of the low-..

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..However, farming activities involving machinery used for prolonged periods also present significant risks to farmers' hearing health. Noise management strategies on the farm are essential in order to prevent noise injury among farmers...

..Results of audiometric tests revealed that out of 30 who were tested, 24 or 80% were positive for noise-induced hearing loss. A questionnaire survey revealed a lack of knowledge on occupational safety and personal protective equipment...

..Health education and provision of low cost ear plugs will reduce the occurrence and severity of hearing impairment among these low income workers...

..Noise exposure is prevalent in mining, and as the prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss has not changed much in the past two decades, hearing conservation is an important issue...

..However, machinery and equipment on farms, such as older tractors, grain dryers, and vacuum pumps, can have noise levels, which may be dangerous to hearing with prolonged, unprotected exposure...

..reached or exceeded the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommended exposure limit for occupational noise. Four of these employees were from the potato processing area, and one was from the alfalfa pellet-mill ..

..and (2) to describe the attitudes and beliefs of firefighters concerning the importance of their hearing, occupational noise exposure, NIHL, and HPD use...

..To evaluate the prevalence of hearing loss, its degree and type, among workers in the marble industry in the Brazilian Federal District (FD)...

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..To assess the exposure of bus drivers to noise and whole-body vibration (WBV) and to examine the possibility of an association between these risk factors for noise-induced hearing loss...

..Audiometric evaluation in extended high frequencies...

..Often only hearing loss is thought of when one refers to occupational noise, but there may be other factors to consider when addressing occupational noise such as blood pressure...

..To characterise the development of noise induced damage to hearing...

..To determine the sources of noise exposure among police dog handlers and to examine whether these levels might lead to noise-induced hearing loss...

To analyze the prevalence of cases suggestive of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among metalworkers who were potentially exposed to occupational noise (from 83 to 102 dB).

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..Potential applications of this research include high-noise military, aerospace, and industrial settings in which HPDs are necessary but wearing double protection may compromise safety and/or performance...

..The task-specific estimates of exposure using the various metrics will be applied to the cohort's work history to explore the importance of these alternative metrics in estimating risk of noise-induced damage...

..It can be concluded that DJs are at substantial risk of developing noise-induced hearing loss and noise exposure in nightclubs frequently exceeds safe levels...

..Ototoxic effects of carbon monoxide exposure: a review...

..This information has been incorporated into material about hearing and discussions with farmers who participated in field day hearing screening programs in Australia...

..To investigate the validity of measures of noise exposure derived retrospectively for a cohort of nuclear energy workers for the period 1950-98, by investigating their ability to predict hearing loss...

..UFs ranged from 8.8 to 13.5 dB. These findings highlight the importance of evaluating variability in individual-specific protection results for personal protective equipment like HPDs, rather than relying on single measurements...

..However, the findings also strongly support the notion that the true nature of orchestral noise is a great deal more complex than this simple statement would imply...

..It is suggested the design and implantation of a program of auditory conservation to protect the health and security of the workers and to conduct a longitudinal study considering the findings of the present study as it basis...

..The continued prevalence of low rates of hearing protection device (HPD) use by workers exposed to hazardous noise requires ongoing efforts to investigate ways to increase HPD use...

..The prevalence for standard threshold shift was inversely related to compliance. This study showed that compliance percentage need to be improved as an effort to prevent the hearing problems among workers exposed to noise...

..The tenets of a comprehensive Hearing Conservation Program are outlined...

..This article describes occupational noise exposure, hearing loss, and strategies to prevent noise-induced hearing loss among firefighters.

..Sensori-neural deafness may represent an element of adaptation against noise during sleep...

..Both are strongly associated with years spent in a noisy occupation--a predominantly male exposure. The national burden of hearing difficulties attributable to noise at work is substantial...

..Workers' compensation claims for hearing loss increased two-fold during 1984-1991 in Washington State...

..To study exposure to noise, the attitudes and knowledge towards noise-induced hearing loss and the actual use of hearing protection in a steel rolling mill in Nigeria...

..Workers/employees are aware of this hazard. There is therefore a need to educate those exposed on how best to protect their ears from the hazard and provide them with protective gear...

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..Determine the feasibility and outcome of a pilot program to increase farm workers' use of hearing protection when performing activities with high noise exposure...

..A growing significance of these methods, especially in frequent cases of the aggravation and simulation among persons who claim for certification of occupational noise-induced hearing loss, was highlighted.

..A diversification of the occupational diseases occurance among women and men was showed. Noxious agents being the reason for occupational diseases were presented...

..The prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss among the study population is high; and noise exposure is at least contributory. Pre-employment and regular audiometry while on the job is highly recommended...

..An internal validation substudy indicated excellent agreement between worker-reported and researcher-documented tasks and tools...

..Both the definition of the pathology and new principles for its certification as an occupational disease were intended to harmonize Polish regulations with respective legislation of the EU countries...

..Actual or potential applications of this research include the definition of more accurate strategies for promoting and motivating the use of HPDs...

This retrospective study explores the association between occupational noise exposure at the time of hearing tests, permanent noise-induced hearing loss and work-related accident risk...

..To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for hearing loss in a sample of 2,052 older adults (aged 73-84; 46.9% male, 37.3% black) enrolled in the Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study...

..Therefore, in selecting subjects, we applied the stringent criterion in pure-tone thresholds (PTT) to limit dispersion among normal-hearing thresholds...

There are no data on the prevalence of occupational noise-induced hearing loss in drivers using standard audiometric testing...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of occupational noise exposure on ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in normotensive subjects.

..We aimed to investigate the temporal association between smoking or alcohol consumption and hearing loss, and to confirm previously published cross-sectional associations...

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..2%, 15.5%, and 14.5% respectively. Exposure to occupational noise often was reported by 21.4%, and playing loud music often by 16.5%...

..Using data from a population-based cohort study, we compared four published algorithms for identifying notched audiograms and compared their resulting classifications with noise exposure history...

..Worldwide, 16% of the disabling hearing loss in adults is attributed to occupational noise, ranging from 7 to 21% in the various subregions...

..These were compared with a formal audiometrical assessment at a university clinic...

..To describe the relationship of age-related maculopathy (ARM) to hearing loss...

Exposure of workers to mixtures of organic solvents and to occupational noise is frequent in a number of industries. Recent studies suggest that exposure to both can cause a more severe hearing loss than exposure to noise alone...

..The objective of this study is the evaluation of the calculation of 100% intelligibility threshold and noise resistance index as a monitoring test in populations exposed to noise in their work environment...

..For subjects with less than two confounders, occupational noise exposure determined the development of NIHL...

To estimate the prevalence of occupational noise-induced hearing loss and arterial hypertension among city bus drivers.

..However, low DPOAEs can also be found associated with normal audiograms. It is unknown whether low DPOAEs in normal hearing ears are risk markers for subsequent early hearing loss when subjects are exposed to noise...

..A nested case control study will match cases of hearing loss identified in the cohort with controls by age at hire, year of hire, sex, and gender, to further explore these relationships. ..

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..The target populations are 4th, 7lh and 10lh grade students, tribal school teachers, adults exposed to occupational noise, and adults from the general population, from two Northwest tribes...

..form of hearing loss, followed by noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) from exposure to hazardous levels of occupational noise. Availability of an effective treatment that prevents hearing loss in at-risk human populations would ..

DESCRIPTION: An evaluation of occupational and non-occupational noise exposures of persons living and working on farms during the planting season, growing season, and harvesting season is proposed as a pilot project to (i) characterize ..

..PTS and control subjects will be compared for mutations in candidate genes, history of occupational noise exposure and other epidemiological factors (i.e...

..Exposure Monitoring of Noise (DEMON) study is a worksite intervention trial of new technology to reduce occupational noise-induced hearing loss through daily noise exposure monitoring...

..Exposure Monitoring of Noise (DEMON) study is a worksite intervention trial of new technology to reduce occupational noise-induced hearing loss through daily noise exposure monitoring...

..Exposure Monitoring of Noise (DEMON) study is a worksite intervention trial of new technology to reduce occupational noise-induced hearing loss through daily noise exposure monitoring...

..OHL: (a) noise levels that exceed legal standards, (b) under-utilization of feasible noise controls, and (c) hearing conservation programs that are not compliant with legal standards and/or are not optimally effective? ..

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..Results will be presented for scientific publication and developed into guidance and training materials for use by the industry and trades. ..

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..This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention designed to increase shipyard welders'use of ventilation equipment in reducing welding fume exposure levels. ..

..The study will exploit the repeated measures design on a naive cohort, and individual measures of exposure to avoid and control problems of bias and exposure measurement error. ..

..A large sample size and a wide variation of exposure parameters are necessary to insure statistical power for the correlations that will be made among the independent (noise parameters) and dependent (measures of trauma) variables. ..

..Data from this study will improve the understanding of the association between microvascular characteristics and cardiovascular mortality. ..

..This study will test an intervention that could improve the work conditions for over 1 million ED healthcare workers and improve the care for millions of patients who visit EDs each year. ..

..The chinchilla model can be used as a template or a guide for developing a human model possibly from some of the existing human data from which current standards were developed. ..

..The proposed research is aimed at developing a new noise measurement and evaluation strategy. That will predict the potential of an industrial noise to produce hearing loss. ..

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..The results of this study may have important implications for effective health and safety training for nurses. ..

..Results from the proposed project will provide a model for future intervention research in occupational safety and health area and aid in reducing a serious preventable impairment, NIHL. ..

..This study will improve our understanding of the risks facing home health care workers and allow us to focus our risk management energies and resources appropriately. ..

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