Coexposure to Solvents and Noise as a Risk Factor for Hearing Loss in Agricultural Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Achutan, Chandran ; Beseler C ; Farfalla AA ; Rautiainen, Risto
• Description:
  Objective: This study addressed the relationship of hearing loss and coexposure to solvents and noise among farmers and ranchers in central United States. Methods: The surveillance study included surveys to stratified random samples of operations in 2018 and 2020 (n = 34,146), requesting information on injuries, illnesses, exposures, and preventive measures. Responses (n = 7495) were analyzed using hierarchical multinomial logistic regression, adjusting for personal and work characteristics. Results: Nearly 60% of respondents exposed to both solvents and noise reported hearing loss. The exposures increased the adjusted odds of moderate/severe hearing loss as follows: solvents alone, (odds ratio [OR], 1.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.93-2.38), noise alone (OR, 4.42; 95% CI, 3.39-5.76), and coexposure to both noise and solvents (OR, 6.03; 95% CI, 4.67-7.78). Conclusions: Solvent exposure, along with noise, should be considered in hearing conservation programs among farmers and ranchers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hearing Loss Coexposures Hearing Loss Noise Noise Exposure Noise Induced Hearing Loss Ototoxicity
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065979
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2022 Sep; 64(9):754-760
• Contact Point Address:
  Risto Rautiainen, PhD, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Harold M. and Beverly Mauer Center for Public Health, 984388 Nebraska Medical Center, Room 3039, Omaha, NE 68198-4388
• Email:
  RRautiainen@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dbec8d3e50bbc004e1f964b3d5eee251cc98e7f5f7ffacc9c8010709ec93c161c73262e78ecd1bb544727d15bf3b11321b389d0facd820715ba53f07bd265bb7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209072/cdc_209072_DS1.pdf
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