Approaches to Managing Ototoxicity in the Workplace.

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• Alternative Title:
  International Journal of Audiology, 2026, v. 65, no. 1: Approaches to Managing Ototoxicity in the Workplace.
• Journal Article:
  International Journal of Audiology
• Personal Author:
  Morata, Thais C. ; Carlson, Krystin ; Fuente, Adrian ; Poling, Gayla L. ; Garinis, Angela ; Hullar, Timothy ; Lee, John ; Pouyatos, Benoit ; Sliwinska-Kowalska, Mariola ; Dreisbach, Laura ; Stuehm, Hunter ; Konrad-Martin, Dawn
• Description:
  Ototoxic chemicals in the workplace can pose a risk to hearing and balance functions. Our objective was to identify evidence-based practices for occupational health settings in managing ototoxicity. This resulted in the document,
  
  created by the International Ototoxicity Management Group.
  
  To develop a practical approach for any workplace, we reviewed a variety of sources and used an international panel of interdisciplinary experts. Evidence included data from experimental, observational, and review studies. Thirty-two subject matter experts were invited to review the document; twenty-two completed the review and unanimously endorsed the ototoxicity management system as proposed.
  
  Six key action steps were proposed to: (1) identify workers exposed to ototoxic chemicals, (2) perform auditory and vestibular assessments, (3) follow-up after monitoring health, (4) document worker data, (5) maintain healthy safety culture, and (6) review ototoxicity management approach. These steps focus on the management of workers who are at-risk for workplace ototoxic chemical exposure at any level (with or without concurrent noise exposures).
  
  Early identification strategies include self-report questionnaires; auditory testing; vestibular screening; referrals for diagnosis; management of cases; and monitoring of exposure scenarios to prevent further cases.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Ototoxicity
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Occupational Diseases
  • Working Conditions
  • Workplace
  • Risk Factors
  • Hearing
  • Risk Assessment
• Keywords:
  • Ototoxic
  • hearing
  • vestibular function
  • occupational
  • workplace exposures
  • solvents
  • ototoxicants
• Source:
  International Journal of Audiology, 2026, v. 65, no. 1
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2025.2508728
• ISSN:
  1499-2027 ; 1708-8186
• Pubmed ID:
  40516095
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC12302989
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  I50 RX002361/RX/RRD VAUnited States/ ; KL2 TR002370/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DC000064/DC/NIDCD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; Z01 DC000064/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHSUnited States/ ; CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Pages in Document:
  1-10 (20 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/261338/cdc_261338_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 620.33 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8de23e6dd51017f442b85a737aa78d6de57133e6b67cd5d86478f14dcbfbc39f52d093819ef6a62f4af5fca5f863f695d8c1963d3612a5b9c3a94a54fde2e7c9