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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017

Work-Related Noise Exposure in a Cohort of Patients with Chronic Tinnitus: Analysis of Demographic and Audiological Characteristics.

Massimo Ralli, Maria Paola Balla, Antonio Greco, Giancarlo Altissimi, Pasquale Ricci, Rosaria Turchetta, Armando de Virgilio, Marco de Vincentiis, Serafino Ricci, Giancarlo Cianfrone

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06718452 (Treatment of Tinnitus Targeting Neuroinflammation. umPEALUT as Possible Option), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06718452 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Treatment of Tinnitus Targeting Neuroinflammation. umPEALUT as Possible Option

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Campania Luigi VanvitelliRan2026 to 2026Enrolled100ConditionsTinnitus, NeuroinflammationArmsPEA-LUT 2 sachet day, Placebo, umPEALUT + Rutin + 5 hTp
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Diplacusis in Professional Musicians: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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  2. Genotype-guided Recall Delineates the Adult Auditory Phenotype in GJB2 p.V37I Homozygotes: High-frequency Vulnerability and Environmental Modulation.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2026
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  5. Is Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Therapy the Answer for Tinnitus: A Prospective Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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  8. Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Autorickshaw Drivers in Bangalore: A Cross Sectional Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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  12. Surrounded by Sound: The Impact of Tinnitus on Musicians.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  14. A novelMolecular medicine reports · 2021
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  17. Cross-cultural adaption and validation of the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire 12 (COMQ-12) in the Italian language.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2019
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  20. Post Vaccinal Temporary Sensorineural Hearing Loss.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Massimo RalliDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00186 Rome, Italy. massimo.ralli@uniroma1.it.ORCID 0000-0001-8776-0421
Maria Paola BallaDepartment of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopaedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy. mapab@libero.it.
Antonio GrecoDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00186 Rome, Italy. antonio.greco@uniroma1.it.
Giancarlo AltissimiDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00186 Rome, Italy. giancarlo.altissimi@uniroma1.it.
Pasquale RicciDepartment of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopaedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy. pasquale.ricci@uniroma1.it.
Rosaria TurchettaDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00186 Rome, Italy. rosaria.turchetta@uniroma1.it.
Armando de VirgilioDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00186 Rome, Italy. armando.devirgilio@uniroma1.it.
Marco de VincentiisDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00186 Rome, Italy. armando.devirgilio@uniroma1.it.
Serafino RicciDepartment of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopaedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy. serafino.ricci@uniroma1.it.
Giancarlo CianfroneDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00186 Rome, Italy. giancarlo.cianfrone@uniroma1.it.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Work-related noise exposure is one of the major factors contributing to the development of adult-onset hearing loss and tinnitus. The aim of this study was to analyze, in patients with chronic tinnitus and long-term occupational noise exposure, (A) characteristics of hearing loss, tinnitus, comorbidities, demographic characteristics and a history of work-related noise exposure and (B) differences among individuals employed in occupations with high and low risk of developing work-related noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). One hundred thirty six patients with chronic tinnitus and at least a 10 year-long working history were divided into two groups based on the risk of their profession to induce NIHL. Individuals employed in jobs at high risk for NIHL were mostly males and exhibited a poorer hearing threshold, more evident in the left ear. Tinnitus was mostly bilateral; the next largest presentation was left-sided; patients described their tinnitus as buzzing or high-pitched. Correlation between age, length of tinnitus and worse hearing was found. Patients with a higher degree of hearing impairment were mostly males and were more likely to have a family history of hearing loss and at least one cardiovascular comorbidity. Our study shows some differences in individuals with tinnitus and a history of a profession associated with increased exposure to NIHL compared to those without such a history.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesDemographyFemaleHearing Loss, Noise-InducedHumansMaleMiddle AgedNoise, OccupationalOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureOccupationsTinnitusnoise-induced hearing lossoccupational noise exposurepure tone audiometrytinnitus

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PMID28885581
PMCPMC5615572

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