Hearing Difficulty Attributable to Employment by Industry and Occupation: An Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey – United States, 1997 to 2003

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• Personal Author:
  Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Tak S
• Description:
  Objective: To estimate the national burden of hearing difficulty among workers in US industries and occupations. Methods: Data on 130,102 employed National Health Interview Survey respondents between the ages of 18 to 65 years who were interviewed between 1997 and 2003 were analyzed to estimate the population prevalence, adjusted prevalence ratios, and fractions of hearing difficulty attributable to employment. Results: The estimated population prevalence of hearing difficulty was 11.4% (24% attributable to employment). The adjusted prevalence ratios of hearing difficulty were highest for railroads, mining, and primary metal manufacturing industry. Occupations with increased risk of hearing difficulty were mechanics/repairers, machine operators, and transportation equipment operators. Conclusions: Hearing difficulty was differentially distributed across various industries. In industries with high rates, employers and workers should take preventive action to reduce the risk of occupational hearing loss. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ear Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  Cell-damage Cell-function Ear-disorders Hearing-disorders Hearing-impairment Hearing-loss Hearing-threshold Impulse-noise Industrial-noise Mathematical-models Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-measurement Quantitative-analysis Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  46-56
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033117
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2008 Jan; 50(1):46-56
• Contact Point Address:
  SangWoo Tak, ScD, MPH, Surveillance Branch, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, R-17, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  stak@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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