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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

The Combined Impact of Hand-Arm Vibration and Noise Exposure on Hearing Sensitivity of Agricultural/Forestry Workers-A Systematic Literature Review.

Ravinder Thaper, Richard Sesek, Richard Garnett, Yadrianna Acosta-Sojo, Gregory T Purdy

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Laterality of hand-arm vibration exposure during grinding operations: a field study in industrial settings.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ravinder ThaperDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Richard SesekDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Richard GarnettDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Yadrianna Acosta-SojoDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Gregory T PurdyDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Auburn University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hand-arm vibration (HAV), which potentially causes vibration white finger (VWF), and occupational noise are serious issues in the agricultural and forestry industries. Generally, agricultural workers operate as single-family/small businesses and thus are exempted from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations/laws for noise and HAV otherwise applicable to other industries in general. The agricultural/forestry sectors are at increased risk as working hours are longer than a typical 8-h work shift putting them at greater risk of hearing loss. The study was conducted to assess the possible association between hearing sensitivity on combined exposure to noise and hand-arm vibration. A systematic literature review was conducted on exposure to noise and HAV in the agricultural/forestry sector and the resulting impacts on hearing. The peer-reviewed articles in English were searched with 14 search words in three databases of PubMed, Ergo Abstracts, and Web of Science without any filter for the year for fully available article text. The database literature search resulted in 72 articles. Forty-seven (47) articles met the search criteria based on the title. Abstracts were then reviewed for any relationship between hearing loss and hand-arm vibration/Raynaud's phenomenon/VWF. This left 18 articles. It was found that most agricultural workers and chainsaw workers are exposed to noise and VWF. Hearing is impacted by both noise and aging. The workers exposed to HAV and noise had greater hearing loss than non-exposed workers, possibly due to the additive effect on temporary threshold shift (TTS). It was found that VWF might be associated with vasospasm in the cochlea through autonomous vascular reflexes, digital arteries narrowing, vasoconstriction in the inner ear by noise, ischemic damage to the hair cells and increased oxygen demand, which significantly affects the correlation between VWF and hearing loss.

Indexed as

DeafnessHearing LossOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureFarmersForestryHearingHumansVibrationvon Willebrand Factorvon Willebrand Factorchainsawcombined exposureforestry workershand arm vibrationhearing lossnoise exposureRaynaudthreshold shiftvibration white finger

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PMID36901285
PMCPMC10002148
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