| Document ID (ISN) | 108667 |
| CIS number |
08-1128 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1080-3548 - International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Fuente A., McPherson B. |
| Title |
Central auditory damage induced by solvent exposure |
| Bibliographic information |
2007, Vol.13, No.4, p.391-397. Illus. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study aimed to investigate possible auditory processing disorders related to solvent exposure. Thirty solvent-exposed workers and 30 matched controls were selected to participate in the study. Various data were collected by means of questionnaires, and participants underwent various audiometric tests including filtered speech (FS), random gap detection (RGD) and hearing-in-noise tests (HINT). Both groups of workers had normal mean hearing thresholds. However, significant differences between groups were observed for RGD, FS and HINT, probably related to solvent exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
solvents; ototoxic effects; hearing loss |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
questionnaire survey; audiometric tests; speech audiometry; case-control study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Hong Kong |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
|
