ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2006
Hearing loss in workers exposed to toluene and noise.
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- The combined effects of occupational exposure to noise and other risk factors - a systematic review.Noise & healthPooled it
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- Noise Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus-New Research Developments and Remaining Gaps in Disease Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention.Brain sciences · 2020Review
- A Cumulative Risk Perspective for Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Professionals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Impact of Aging on the Auditory System and Related Cognitive Functions: A Narrative Review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018Review
- Association between self-reported hearing impairment and diabetes: a Brazilian population-based study: Association between self-reported hearing impairment and diabetes in adults.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2018Article
- Bioaerosols, Noise, and Ultraviolet Radiation Exposures for Municipal Solid Waste Handlers.Journal of environmental and public health · 2017Article
- Connecting the Dots: Linking Environmental Justice Indicators to Daily Dose Model Estimates.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Auditory effects of exposure to noise and solvents: a comparative study.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2014Article
- Associations between self-reported odour annoyance and volatile organic compounds in 'Chemical Valley', Sarnia, Ontario.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2013Article
- Chemical exposure and hearing loss.Disease-a-month : DM · 2013Review
- Auditory dysfunction associated with solvent exposure.BMC public health · 2013Article
- Audition and exhibition to toluene - a contribution for the theme.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2012Review
- Assessing the distribution of volatile organic compounds using land use regression in Sarnia, "Chemical Valley", Ontario, Canada.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2009Article
- Chemobrain: a translational challenge for neurotoxicology.Neurotoxicology · 2008Review
- Hearing loss among licensed pesticide applicators in the agricultural health study.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2008Article
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Abstract
In this study we investigated the risk of hearing loss among workers exposed to both toluene and noise. We recruited 58 workers at an adhesive materials manufacturing plant who were exposured to both toluene and noise [78.6-87.1 A-weighted decibels; dB(A)], 58 workers exposed to noise only [83.5-90.1 dB(A)], and 58 administrative clerks [67.9-72.6 dB(A)] at the same company. We interviewed participants to obtain sociodemographic and employment information and performed physical examinations, including pure-tone audiometry tests between 0.5 and 6 kHz. A contracted laboratory certified by the Council of Labor in Taiwan conducted on-site toluene and noise exposure measurements. The prevalence of hearing loss of >or=25 dB in the toluene plus noise group (86.2%) was much greater than that in the noise-only group (44.8%) and the administrative clerks (5.0%) (p<0.001). The prevalence rates were 67.2, 32.8, and 8.3% (p<0.001), respectively, when 0.5 kHz was excluded from the estimation. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the toluene plus noise group had an estimated risk for hearing loss>or=25 dB, 10.9 times higher than that of the noise-only group. The risk ratio dropped to 5.8 when 0.5 kHz was excluded from the risk estimation. Hearing impairment was greater for the pure-tone frequency of 1 kHz than for that of 2 kHz. However, the mean hearing threshold was the poorest for 6 kHz, and the least effect was observed for 2 kHz. Our results suggest that toluene exacerbates hearing loss in a noisy environment, with the main impact on the lower frequencies.
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