Document ID (ISN) | 104119 |
CIS number |
05-424 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Palmer K.T., Griffin M.J., Syddall H.E., Davis A., Pannett B., Coggon D. |
Title |
Occupational exposure to noise and the attributable burden of hearing difficulties in Great Britain |
Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2002, Vol.59, No.9, p.634-639. Illus. 29 ref. |
Abstract |
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of self reported hearing difficulties and tinnitus among the working population in Great Britain, and to estimate the risks from occupational exposure to noise and the number of attributable cases. A questionnaire was mailed to 22,194 adults of working age selected at random. Results indicated that some 2% of subjects had severe hearing difficulties. In men, the prevalence of this outcome rose steeply with age, from below 1% in those aged 16-24 years to 8% in those aged 55-64. The pattern was similar in women, but severe hearing loss was only about half as prevalent in the oldest age band. Tinnitus was far more common in subjects with hearing difficulties. In both sexes, after adjustment for age, the risk of severe hearing difficulty and persistent tinnitus rose with years spent in a noisy job. Findings suggest that the national burden of hearing difficulties attributable to noise at work is substantial. |
Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; hearing loss; noise |
Descriptors (secondary) |
tinnitus; questionnaire survey; frequency rates; sex-linked differences; age-linked differences |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Noise Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
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