| The global burden of occupational noise-induced hearing loss. | |
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PMID: 16299704 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Excessive noise is a global occupational health hazard with considerable social and physiological impacts, including noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). This paper describes the worldwide morbidity of occupational NIHL in the year 2000. METHODS: The proportion of the population exposed to occupational noise was estimated using noise exposure data from the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), adjusted by data on the distribution of the work force by occupational category and economic sector, and economic activity rates in each WHO subregion. These values for the exposed population and risk measures for NIHL were used to develop estimates of the attributable fraction (AF) of adult-onset hearing loss resulting from occupational noise exposure. The AFs were applied to WHO estimates of total disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from adult-onset hearing loss to estimate the DALYs due to occupational noise. RESULTS: Worldwide, 16% of the disabling hearing loss in adults (over 4 million DALYs) is attributed to occupational noise, ranging from 7% to 21% in the various subregions. The effects of the exposure to occupational noise are larger for males than females in all subregions and higher in the developing regions. CONCLUSIONS: Occupational noise is a significant cause of adult-onset hearing loss. The majority of this NIHL burden can be minimized by the use of engineering controls to reduce the generation of noise at its source. |
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Authors:
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Deborah Imel Nelson; Robert Y Nelson; Marisol Concha-Barrientos; Marilyn Fingerhut |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of industrial medicine Volume: 48 ISSN: 0271-3586 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Ind. Med. Publication Date: 2005 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-11-24 Completed Date: 2006-03-01 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8101110 Medline TA: Am J Ind Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 446-58 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, Protection of the Human Environment, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. dnelson@geosociety.org |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / epidemiology*, etiology Humans Male Middle Aged Noise, Occupational / adverse effects* Occupational Diseases / epidemiology* Occupational Exposure / adverse effects* Risk Assessment Risk Factors World Health* |
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