ArticleJAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery2025
Noise Exposure History and Age-Related Changes to Hearing.
Article in JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Does occupational noise exposure aggravate age-related hearing loss? A population-based study.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 · 2026Article
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- Smoking history and the rate of hearing decline in aging: Results from a longitudinal cohort study.Hearing research · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Insights into Sensorineural and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Adolescents Aged 13-18 Years.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- The 25-Year Incidence and Progression of Hearing Loss in the Framingham Offspring Study.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Race- and sex-specific differences in the risk of incident hearing loss and associated factors.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Global impact of Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (ONIHL): trends, gender disparities, and future projections: 1990-2036.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
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- Audiological Symptoms Experienced by Taxi Drivers at Two Taxi Ranks in Johannesburg, South Africa.Noise & healthArticle
- Diagnosing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Sustained During Military Service for Men Aged Between 61 and 80 Years.Trends in hearingArticle
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Abstract
Importance: Noise exposure is a major modifiable risk factor for hearing loss, yet it is not known whether it affects the rate of hearing decline in aging. Objective: To determine the association of noise exposure history with the rate of pure-tone threshold change per year. Design, Setting, and Participants: This longitudinal cohort study was conducted in the ongoing community-based Medical University of South Carolina Longitudinal Cohort Study of Age-Related Hearing Loss (1988 to present with the sample based in Charleston, South Carolina, and surrounding area). Following a comprehensive baseline examination, participants attended annual examinations, during which audiometric data were collected. Participants with audiometric data from at least 2 examinations and noise exposure history data were included in the study. Data were analyzed between September 2023 and July 2024. Exposure: Noise exposure history, determined by a self-reported questionnaire and history of military service, was categorized as no/little, some, or high exposure. Main Outcomes and Measures: Outcome measures were individual audiometric thresholds (0.25 kHz to 8.0 kHz) and pure-tone average (PTA) of thresholds at frequencies 0.5 kHz, 1.0 kHz, 2.0 kHz, and 4.0 kHz, averaged bilaterally. Linear mixed regression models were used to estimate the association of age (per every 1 additional year) with the rate of threshold change at each frequency and PTA, for each noise exposure category. The association of noise exposure with the rate of annual threshold change was determined by an interaction term of age (longitudinal time variable) and noise exposure in regression models. Results: Of 1347 participants, the mean (SD) baseline age was 63 (14) years, and 772 (57%) were female. The mean (SD) follow-up time was 5.1 (5.7) years. Compared to the no/little noise exposure group, groups with some and high noise exposure had significantly higher baseline thresholds from 2.0 kHz to 8.0 kHz and PTA, and 1.0 kHz to 8.0 kHz and PTA, respectively. Those with high noise exposure (vs no/little) showed higher rates of threshold change per year at 1.0 kHz and 2.0 kHz. Participants with some and high noise exposure showed lower rates of change per year at 3.0 kHz to 8.0 kHz and 4.0 kHz to 8.0 kHz, respectively, where hearing loss had already occurred. The rate of PTA change per year did not differ across noise exposure groups. Conclusions and Relevance: In this cohort study, noise exposure was associated with poorer baseline hearing and higher rates of annual decline at some midfrequencies. Noise exposure can have immediate and potentially long-term negative impacts on hearing.
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