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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Noise exposure, hearing loss and cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study based on an occupational health surveillance cohort in China.

Lei Huang, Linjuan Li, Juan Wang, Shushan Zhang, Huiyi Wu, Yajia Lan, Junying Li, Yang Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Lei Huang *Department of Postgraduate Students, West China Hospital and West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Linjuan Li *Thoracic Oncology Ward, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Juan WangOccupational Health Examination Center, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shushan ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Huiyi WuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yajia LanDepartment of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Junying LiThoracic Oncology Ward, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yang ZhangDepartment of Periodical Press and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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Abstract

Background: High-intensity noise is associated with noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). There is also evidence that noise exposure is related to cognitive impairment. This research aimed to analyze the associations and potential pathways of cumulative noise exposure (CNE), hearing loss and cognitive impairment. Methods: A total of 560 research subjects were included in this research from May 2021 to April 2022 in western China. The demographic features, occupational features, and CNE were investigated and examined. Hearing loss was evaluated according to the National standard GB/T 7583-1987 of China. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were used to assess cognitive function. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the potential pathways and specific effect sizes of CNE, hearing loss and cognitive impairment. Results: The mean age of the research subjects was 34.3 (SD, 9.89). Men accounted for 96.4% (540/560) and women accounted for 3.6% (20/560). A total of 62.3% (349/560) held a college degree or above. The regression analysis showed that high dose CNE was related to MMSE ( Conclusion: Job-related noise exposure is not only associated with NIHL but also with early cognitive impairment in occupational groups. However, there is not enough evidence indicating that NLHL mediates the associations.

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Cognitive DysfunctionHearing Loss, Noise-InducedNoise, OccupationalOccupational ExposureAdultChinaCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAlzheimer’s diseasecognitive impairmenthearing lossnoise doseoccupational exposurestructural equation modeling

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PMCPMC11880209

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