An overview of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures

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 stu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental health and preventive medicine Jg. 25; H. 1; S. 1 - 10
Hauptverfasser: Chen, Kou-Huang, Su, Shih-Bin, Chen, Kow-Tong
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London BioMed Central 31.10.2020
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Schlagworte:
Antioxidants
Clinical trials
Dementia
Disease prevention
Ears & hearing
Environmental health
Epidemiology
Foreign exchange rates
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Hearing
Hearing loss
Hearing protection
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Morbidity
Noise
Noise levels
Noise measurement
Noise-induced hearing loss
Occupational diseases
Occupational safety
Pathogenesis
Prevalence
Preventive measures
Preventive medicine
Public Health
Review
Review Article
Search engines
Workers
United States > US
Occupational diseases
Prevalence
Pathogenesis
Preventive measures
Noise-induced hearing loss
ISSN:1342-078X, 1347-4715, 1347-4715
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Zusammenfassung: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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ISSN:1342-078X
1347-4715
1347-4715
DOI:10.1186/s12199-020-00906-0