ArticleArchives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery2011
Secondhand smoke and sensorineural hearing loss in adolescents.
Article in Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Personally Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Pediatric Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2014Pooled it
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- Association of Obesity with Hearing Impairment in Adolescents.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Association of Cardiovascular Comorbidities With Hearing Loss in the Older Old.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2018Article
- Hearing loss, lead (Pb) exposure, and noise: a sound approach to ototoxicity exploration.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews · 2018Review
- Secondhand Smoke is Associated with Hearing Threshold Shifts in Obese Adults.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Does an Otolaryngology-Specific Database Have Added Value? A Comparative Feasibility Analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2016Article
- Interventional Audiology: Broadening the Scope of Practice to Meet the Changing Demands of the New Consumer.Seminars in hearing · 2016Article
- Passive and Active Tobacco Exposure and Children's Lipid Profiles.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Article
- Cigarette smoking effect on human cochlea responses.Advanced biomedical research · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the hypothesis that second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure is associated with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in adolescents.
designA complex, multistage, stratified geographic area design for collecting representative data from the noninstitutionalized US population.
participantsCross-sectional data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005-2006) were available for 1533 participants 12 to 19 years of age who underwent audiometric testing, had serum cotinine levels available, and were not actively smoking.
main outcome measuresSNHL was defined as an average pure-tone level greater than 15 dB for 0.5, 1, and 2 kHz (low frequency) and 3, 4, 6, and 8 kHz (high frequency).
resultsSecondhand smoke exposure, as assessed by serum cotinine levels, was associated with elevated pure-tone hearing thresholds at 2, 3, and 4 kHz, a higher rate of unilateral low-frequency SNHL (11.8% vs 7.5%; P < .04), and a 1.83-fold increased risk of unilateral low-frequency SNHL in multivariate analyses (95% confidence interval, 1.08-3.41). The prevalence of SNHL was directly related to level of SHS exposure as reflected by serum cotinine levels. In addition, nearly 82% of adolescents with SNHL did not recognize hearing difficulties.
conclusionsSecondhand smoke is associated with elevated pure-tone thresholds and an increased prevalence of low-frequency SNHL that is directly related to level of exposure, and most affected individuals are unaware of the hearing loss. Thus, adolescents exposed to SHS may need to be closely monitored for early hearing loss with periodic audiologic testing.
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