ArticleThe South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings2020
Occupational noise and age: A longitudinal study of hearing sensitivity as a function of noise exposure and age in South African gold mine workers.
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- Hearing Protection Among Workers Exposed to Occupational Noise in the South African Aluminium Industry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- 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
- 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
- Interactions of genetic variations in FAS, GJB2 and PTPRN2 are associated with noise-induced hearing loss: a case-control study in China.BMC medical genomics · 2024Article
- Development of an artificial intelligence based occupational noise induced hearing loss early warning system for mine workers.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- The rate of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among male workers in Israel and implication on hearing surveillance frequency.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Article
- Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Review
- Occupational Hearing Loss for Platinum Miners in South Africa: A Case Study of Data Sharing Practices and Ethical Challenges in the Mining Industry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- An overview of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundA relationship exists between occupational noise exposure and age, which remains poorly understood.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to establish the relationship between hearing loss and age over time.
methodAudiological data from 2583 mine workers in South Africa were utilised. Data were received from a non-noise exposed group (NNEG) (n = 951) and a noise exposed group (NEG) (≥85 dBA) (n = 1632). Data comprised a low-frequency average (LFA512) (average of audiological thresholds for 0.5 kHz, 1 kHz and 2 kHz) and high-frequency average (HFA346) (average of audiological thresholds for 3 kHz, 4 kHz and 6 kHz). Data were compared by using mixed-effects regression analysis.
resultsBase threshold values were higher for the NEG than for the NNEG across frequencies. All year-to-year increases in mean hearing thresholds were statistically significant (p 0.01). When correcting for age, increases in mean hearing thresholds were higher for the NEG than for the NNEG for HFA346 (3.5 dB vs. 2.9 dB decline over a 4-year period) but similar for LFA512 (0.6 dB vs. 0.7 dB decline). Uncorrected for age, increases in mean hearing thresholds were higher than when age was corrected for.
conclusionAge and occupational noise exposure influence hearing thresholds over time. The continued increase in hearing thresholds of the NEG above that of the NNEG can be related to ineffective noise management programmes and/or the fact that early noise exposure leads to a higher burden of hearing loss over time - even after noise exposure had stopped.
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