An overview of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures
Autor: | Shih-Bin Su, Kou-Huang Chen, Kow-Tong Chen |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Preventive measures Hearing loss Occupational disease MEDLINE Review Article Pathogenesis Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Epidemiology Prevalence medicine Humans 030223 otorhinolaryngology Aged business.industry Mechanism (biology) lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease 030210 environmental & occupational health Occupational Diseases Clinical trial Hearing Loss Noise-Induced Female Noise-induced hearing loss medicine.symptom Noise business |
Zdroj: | Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020) |
ISSN: | 1347-4715 1342-078X |
Popis: | Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is the most prevalent occupational disease in the world. The goal of this study was to review the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures of ONIHL among workers and provide evidence for the implementation of control measures. Literature studies were identified from the MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar using the search terms “noise-induced hearing loss” “prevalence”, “pathogenesis”, and “preventive measures”. The articles reviewed in this report were limited from 2000 to 2020. Articles that were not published in the English language, manuscripts without an abstract, and opinion articles were excluded. After a preliminary screening, all of the articles were reviewed and synthesized to provide an overview of the current status of ONIHL among workers. The mechanism of ONIHL among workers is a complex interaction between environmental and host factors (both genetic and acquired factors). The outcomes of noise exposure are different among individual subjects. Clinical trials are currently underway to evaluate the treatment effect of antioxidants on ONIHL. Noise exposure may contribute to temporary or permanent threshold shifts; however, even temporary threshold shifts may predispose an individual to eventual permanent hearing loss. Noise prevention programs are an important preventive measure in reducing the morbidity of ONIHL among workers. |
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