Hearing Loss Characteristics of Workers with Hypertension Exposed to Occupational Noise: A Cross-Sectional Study of 270,033 Participants.

Autor: Wang B; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.; Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China., Han L; Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China., Dai S; National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China., Li X; Nanjing Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, China., Cai W; Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China., Yang D; Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China., Chen L; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China., Wang N; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China., Zhu B; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.; Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.; Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu, China., Zhang J; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BioMed research international [Biomed Res Int] 2018 Dec 19; Vol. 2018, pp. 8541638. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 19 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI: 10.1155/2018/8541638
Abstrakt: Objectives: This study investigated the hearing loss characteristics among occupational noise exposure workers with hypertension and the link between hypertension and hearing loss when exposed to occupational noise.
Methods: A total of 267,766 occupational noise-exposed workers were enrolled, including 29,868 workers with hypertension and 240,165 without hypertension. Hypertension was diagnosed according to WHO criteria. Hypertension was classified into four grades based on blood pressure. Assessment of hearing was performed through measurement of an unadulterated tone threshold at different frequencies, which ranged between 250 and 8,000 Hz.
Results: A substantial link was observed to exist between hypertension and the increment in the hearing limit. The increase in the hearing threshold was substantially higher among those having grade 2 hypertension.
Conclusion: The current investigation suggested patients with hypertension exhibit a substantial rise in hearing loss in comparison with patients without hypertension. The rise in hearing loss was significant in patients with grade 2 hypertension. Efficient and practicable measures are required to decrease the hearing loss in workers with hypertension and work-related noise exposure.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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