NDLI: A retrospective analysis of noise-induced hearing loss in the Dutch construction industry

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Author	Leensen, M. C. J. Duivenbooden, J. C. Dreschler, W. A.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Noise exposure is an important and highly prevalent occupational hazard in the construction industry. This study examines hearing threshold levels of a large population of Dutch construction workers and compares their hearing thresholds to those predicted by ISO-1999.In this retrospective study, medical records of periodic occupational health examinations of 29,644 construction workers are analysed. Pure-tone audiometric thresholds of noise-exposed workers are compared to a non-exposed control group and to ISO-1999 predictions. Regression analyses are conducted to explore the relationship between hearing loss and noise intensity, noise exposure time and the use of hearing protection.Noise-exposed workers had greater hearing losses compared to their non-noise-exposed colleagues and to the reference population reported in ISO-1999. Noise exposure explained only a small proportion of hearing loss. When the daily noise exposure level rose from 80 dB(A) towards 96 dB(A), only a minor increase in hearing loss is shown. The relation of exposure time and hearing loss found was similar to ISO-1999 predictions when looking at durations of 10 years or more. For the first decade, the population medians show poorer hearing than predicted by ISO-1999.Duration of noise exposure was a better predictor than noise exposure levels, probably because of the limitations in noise exposure estimations. In this population, noise-induced hearing loss was already present at the beginning of employment and increased at the same rate as is predicted for longer exposure durations.
Starting Page	577
Ending Page	590
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03400131
Journal	International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
Volume Number	84
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	14321246
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2011-01-04
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Noise-induced hearing loss Occupational noise exposure Pure-tone audiometry Ear protective devices Retrospective studies Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine Rehabilitation Environmental Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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