A Longitudinal Assessment of Hearing Loss in the World Trade Center General Responder Cohort

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• Personal Author:
  Crane MA ; Dasaro CR ; Harrison DJ ; Luft BJ ; Moline JM ; Sacks HS ; Shapiro MZ ; Sloan NL ; Teitelbaum SL ; Todd AC ; Udasin IG
• Description:
  Objective: In analyses without adjustment for World Trade Center (WTC) noise exposure, people with WTC and neighborhood exposures from the September 11th, 2001 attacks have experienced slightly elevated risks of hearing loss. We investigated incident hearing loss in the WTC General Responder Cohort by their levels of WTC exposure, their WTC noise exposure and previous occupation. Methods: Adjusted multivariable log binomial regression models assessed persistent (≥10 months) hearing loss associated with WTC exposures using 22 years of the monitoring visit data (n = 45,537). Results: Compared to the lowest exposure level without WTC noise exposure, WTC noise exposure increased hearing loss risk (adjusted relative risk range: 1.19 [95% confidence interval 1.08, 1.30] to 1.58 [1.43, 1.76]). Conclusions: The results clarify the importance of WTC noise when evaluating the associations of WTC exposures on hearing loss. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cohort Studies Epidemiology Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hearing Loss Cohort Studies Ear Disorders Ear Pain General Responder Cohort Hearing Loss Longitudinal Study Noise Exposure Tinnitus World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; New York ; New York City Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070916
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2025 Apr; :[Epub ahead of print]
• Contact Point Address:
  Nancy L. Sloan, Department of Environmental MedicineIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Box 1057, New York, New York 10029, Telephone: 212-8247105
• Email:
  nancy.sloan@mssm.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040601
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20100531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6be55f94f1c413df98364f12895ce529deea281586a7eccf5fa5504648c75a891a1fcd615261eadc1fbc9928c2ac1277f0cf2e868051837af9a936ebc1c24608
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209037/cdc_209037_DS1.pdf
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