Persistent Hearing Loss Among World Trade Center Health Registry Residents, Passersby and Area Workers, 2006–2007

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• Personal Author:
  Brite J ; Cone, James E. ; Flamme, Gregory A. ; Lee DJ ; Stein CR
• Description:
  Background: Prior studies have found that rescue and recovery workers exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster have evidence of increased persistent hearing and other ear-related problems. The potential association between WTC disaster exposures and post-9/11 persistent self-reported hearing problems or loss among non-rescue and recovery survivors has not been well studied. Methods: We used responses to the World Trade Center Health Registry (Registry) enrollment survey (2003-2004) and first follow-up survey (2006-2007) to model the association between exposure to the dust cloud and persistent hearing loss (n = 22,741). Results: The prevalence of post-9/11 persistent hearing loss among survivors was 2.2%. The adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of hearing loss for those who were in the dust cloud and unable to hear was 3.0 (95% CI: 2.2, 4.0). Survivors with persistent sinus problems, headaches, PTSD and chronic disease histories had an increased prevalence of reported hearing problems compared to those without symptoms or chronic problems. Conclusions: In a longitudinal study, we observed an association between WTC-related exposures and post-9/11 self-reported hearing loss among disaster survivors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: World Trade Center Disaster Dust Dust Exposure Dusts Environmental Contamination Environmental Exposure Health Surveys Hearing Impairment Hearing Loss Longitudinal Study World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057505
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Oct; 16(20):3864
• Contact Point Address:
  James E. Cone, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry, New York City, NY 10013, USA
• Email:
  jcone@health.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090430
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:372df9f72021017e13ded4a7b43c3e60a5ccff3aec2a7213fd979a7892d86c4e2894df8f03c4f150897ad3bbb2329c4b4df4f785aaa6d4de12e9d747a7a16875
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214843/cdc_214843_DS1.pdf
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