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Prevalence of Hearing Loss among Noise-Exposed Workers within the Services Sector, 2006–2015

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  • Alternative Title:
    Int J Audiol
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  • Description:
    Objective:

    The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss among noise-exposed U.S. workers within the Services sector.

    Methods:

    Audiograms for 1.9 million workers (158,436 within Services) from 2006–2015 were examined. Prevalence and adjusted risk for hearing loss as compared with a reference industry were estimated for the Services sector/sub-sectors, and all industries combined.

    Results:

    The prevalence of hearing loss within Services was 17% compared to 16% for all industries combined. However, many sub-sectors greatly exceeded the overall prevalence (10–33% higher) and/or had adjusted risks significantly higher than the reference industry. Workers in Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development had the highest prevalence (50%), and workers in Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators had more than double the risk, the highest of any sub-sector. Some sub-sectors traditionally viewed as ‘low-risk’ also had high prevalences and risks.

    Conclusions:

    Large numbers of workers within Services have an elevated risk of hearing loss and need immediate hearing conservation efforts. Additional research and surveillance are needed for sub-sectors for which there is low awareness of hearing hazards or a lack of hearing data.

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  • Source:
    Int J Audiol. 59(12):948-961
  • Pubmed ID:
    32608279
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC10040315
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
  • Volume:
    59
  • Issue:
    12
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:7e62d53000b04ee6ba9da20d1d990e36757ae8e4abee06d5f31a9e4dd9fcbc63
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