Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among Noise-Exposed Workers Within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector, 2003–2012

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• Personal Author:
  Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Masterson, Elizabeth A. ; Themann, Christa L.
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss for noise-exposed U.S. workers within the Healthcare and Social Assistance (HSA) sector. METHODS: Audiograms for 1.4 million workers (8,702 within HSA) from 2003-2012 were examined. Prevalences and adjusted risks for hearing loss as compared with a reference industry were estimated for the HSA sector and all industries combined. RESULTS: While the overall HSA sector prevalence for hearing loss was 19%, the prevalences in the Medical Laboratories sub-sector and the Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners sub-sector were 31% and 24%, respectively. The Child Day Care Services sub-sector had a 52% higher risk than the reference industry. CONCLUSIONS: High risk industries for hearing loss exist within the HSA sector. Further work is needed to identify the sources of noise exposure and protect worker hearing. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Exposure Levels Health Care Healthcare And Social Assistance Hearing Loss Hearing Loss Prevention Hearing Protection Noise Exposure Risk Factors Surveillance Work Environment Workers

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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 ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  350-356
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050666
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2018 Apr; 60(4):350-356
• Contact Point Address:
  Elizabeth A. Masterson, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS-R17, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Email:
  EMasterson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:96835361bf14f303f375fcf3d15aa596fd2b9b5d028be27c06e490bde88b1953deb108f140f4458b6888060c12ab2c942265039c8206f9f39274dc3d41722bcf
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210918/cdc_210918_DS1.pdf
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