ArticleOccupational and environmental medicine2012
10-Year prospective study of noise exposure and hearing damage among construction workers.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- Occupational noise exposure and hearing: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2016Pooled it
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- Coping behavior toward occupational health risks among construction workers: determinant identification using the COM-B model and data mining analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Epidemiological Characteristics and Diagnostic Outcomes of Suspected Occupational Noise-Induced Deafness - Guangdong Province, China, 2014-2023.China CDC weekly · 2024Article
- Construction Site Noise Exposure Assessment Using Binaural Measurements and Analysis.Safety (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Epidemiological Characteristics and Spatiotemporal Analysis of Occupational Noise-Induced Deafness From 2006 to 2022 in Guangdong, China: Surveillance Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
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- The sound of safety: exploring the determinants of prevention intention in noisy industrial workplaces.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Epidemiological characteristics of hearing loss associated with noise temporal structure among manufacturing workers.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2022Article
- Assessment of Occupational Hearing Loss Associated With Non-Gaussian Noise Using the Kurtosis-Adjusted Cumulative Noise Exposure Metric: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- A risk model and nomogram for high-frequency hearing loss in noise-exposed workers.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Temporary Threshold Shifts among Iron and Steel Factory Workers in Tanzania: A Pre-Interventional Study.Annals of global health · 2021Article
- Correlations between cochlear pathophysiology and behavioral measures of temporal and spatial processing in noise exposed macaques.Hearing research · 2021Article
- Occupational noise exposure and its association with incident hyperglycaemia: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Noise-induced hearing loss and its prevention: Integration of data from animal models and human clinical trials.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2019Review
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objectivesTo characterise the effects of noise exposure, including intermittent and peaky exposure, on hearing damage as assessed by standard pure-tone thresholds and otoacoustic emissions, a longitudinal study was conducted on newly hired construction apprentices and controls over a 10-year period.
methodsAmong the 456 subjects recruited at baseline, 316 had at least two (mean 4.6) examinations and were included in this analysis. Annual examinations included hearing threshold levels (HTLs) for air conducted pure tones and distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) amplitudes. Task-based occupational noise exposure levels and recreational exposures were estimated. Linear mixed models were fit for HTLs and DPOAEs at 3, 4 and 6 kHz in relation to time since baseline and average noise level since baseline, while controlling for hearing level at baseline and other risk factors.
resultsEstimated L(EQ) noise exposures were 87±3.6 dBA among the construction workers. Linear mixed modelling demonstrated significant exposure-related elevations in HTL of about 2-3 dB over a projected 10-year period at 3, 4 or 6 kHz for a 10 dB increase in exposure. The DPOAE models (using L1=40) predicted about 1 dB decrease in emission amplitude over 10 years for a 10 dB increase in exposure.
conclusionsThe study provides evidence of noise-induced damage at an average exposure level around the 85 dBA level. The predicted change in HTLs was somewhat higher than would be predicted by standard hearing loss models, after accounting for hearing loss at baseline. Limited evidence for an enhanced effect of high peak component noise was observed, and DPOAEs, although similarly affected, showed no advantage over standard hearing threshold evaluation in detecting effects of noise on the ear and hearing.
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