ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2017
Prevalence of Hazardous Occupational Noise Exposure, Hearing Loss, and Hearing Protection Usage Among a Representative Sample of Working Canadians.
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- Historical change in midlife trajectories of self-reported sensory functioning across 16 nations.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Burden of hearing loss and diagnostic utility of a screening tool in Kazakhstan: insights from national and cross-sectional analyses.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Effects of Noise Stress on Neuronal Activation in Rat Auditory Pathway-Related Brain Regions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Optical coherence tomography imaging demonstrates endolymphatic hydrops in the lateral and posterior semicircular canals in noise-exposed mice.Hearing research · 2025Article
- A review of occupational noise-induced hearing loss: focus on mechanisms and preventive measures.British medical bulletin · 2025Review
- Investigation of Noise Induced Hearing Loss Among Power Loom Industry Workers in Tamil Nadu, India.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- The influencing factors of hearing protection device usage among noise-exposed workers in Guangdong Province: a structural equation modeling-based survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Self-reported dual sensory impairment and related factors: a European population-based cross-sectional survey.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- The sound of safety: exploring the determinants of prevention intention in noisy industrial workplaces.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sensorineural Hearing Impairment Among Patients with T2DM in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022: A Multi-Centered Cross-Sectional Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
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- Hearing loss and respiratory health symptoms among large-scale sawmill workers of the timber processing factories within the Gert Sibande District Municipality: a comparative cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Occupational Health Hazards Among Traffic Police in South Asian Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Redox Imbalance as a Common Pathogenic Factor Linking Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Identification of Noise Levels for Skill Training Activities, Equipment, Machines and Power Tools at TVET Institutes in Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Does severe subacute noise exposure increase risk of new onset hypertension beyond conventional risk factors? A 30 000 person-years cohort study.Journal of hypertension · 2022Article
- ELSA-Brasil: a 4-year incidence of hearing loss in adults with and without hypertension.Revista de saude publica · 2022Observational
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss (HL), self-reported occupational noise exposure, and hearing protection usage among Canadians.
methodsIn-person household interviews were conducted with 3666 participants, aged 16 to 79 years (1811 males) with 94% completing audiometry and distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) evaluations. Occupational noise exposure was defined as hazardous when communicating with coworkers at an arm's length distance required speaking in a raised voice.
resultsAn estimated 42% of respondents reported hazardous occupational noise exposure; 10 years or more was associated with HL regardless of age, sex or education. Absent DPOAEs, tinnitus, and the Wilson audiometric notch were significantly more prevalent in hazardous workplace noise-exposed workers than in nonexposed. When mandatory, 80% reported wearing hearing protection.
conclusionsThese findings are consistent with other industrialized countries, underscoring the need for ongoing awareness of noise-induced occupational HL.
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