ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Association between trace metals exposure and hearing loss.
Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Effects of mixed blood metals on hearing loss among steel workers: a case-control study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Industrial air pollution and newborn hearing screening failure.Journal of hazardous materials · 2025Article
- Association between HEI-2015 and hearing loss among American adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2025Article
- Heavy metal biomarkers and their impact on hearing loss risk: a machine learning framework analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Population-based study of environmental heavy metal exposure and hearing loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2024Review
- Association between blood volatile organic aromatic compound concentrations and hearing loss in US adults.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Trace metals have side-effect on human health. The association between trace metals exposure and hearing loss remains unclear. Methods: A total of 8,128 participants were exacted for analysis of association between trace metals and hearing loss from the database of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (2013-2018). Multivariable logistic regression and restricted cubic spline models were used to examine the association between trace metals and hearing loss. Results: Participants with hearing loss had a higher level of lead, cadmium, molybdenum, tin, thallium, and tungsten (all Conclusions: Our study indicated that exposure to cobalt and tin were significantly associated with hearing loss.
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