| Document ID (ISN) | 78343 |
| CIS number |
02-399 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hwang S.A., Gomez M.I., Sobotova L., Stark A.D., May J.J., Hallman E.M. |
| Title |
Predictors of hearing loss in New York farmers |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2001, Vol.40, No.1, p.23-31. 29 ref. |
| Abstract |
Data from the telephone interview portion of the New York Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance were used to study self-reported hearing loss in New York farmers. 1,622 persons completed the hearing loss and noise exposure interview. Hearing loss was defined as at least some trouble hearing in one or both ears. Predictors of hearing loss were determined using logistic regression. 22% of participants reported hearing loss. From the logistic regression, significant confounders are age, sex, being from a livestock farm, and loss of consciousness due to head trauma. Significant noise exposures are more hours of lifetime exposure to noisy farm equipment and having had a noisy non farm job, with or without hearing protection. In conclusion, farm noise exposure is a serious risk to the hearing of this population. Although use of hearing protection should be encouraged, replacing and modifying farm equipment to decrease noise at the source should be the first priority. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
New York; prediction; agriculture; hearing loss |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hearing protection; questionnaire survey; noise level; subjective assessment |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Slovak Republic; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
Agriculture
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