Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents

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Autor(a) principal: Fuente,Adrian
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: McPhersonY,Bradley, Hormazabal,Ximena
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
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Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To compare hearing performance relating to the peripheral and central auditory system between solvent-exposed and non-exposed workers. METHODS: Forty-eight workers exposed to a mixture of solvents and 48 non-exposed control subjects of matched age, gender and educational level were selected to participate in the study. The evaluation procedures included: pure-tone audiometry (500 - 8,000 Hz), to investigate the peripheral auditory system; the Random Gap Detection test, to assess the central auditory system; and the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap, to investigate subjects' self-reported hearing performance in daily-life activities. A Student t test and analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) were computed to determine possible significant differences between solvent-exposed and non-exposed subjects for the hearing level, Random Gap Detection test and Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap. Pearson correlations among the three measures were also calculated. RESULTS: Solvent-exposed subjects exhibited significantly poorer hearing thresholds for the right ear than non-exposed subjects. Also, solvent-exposed subjects exhibited poorer results for the Random Gap Detection test and self-reported poorer listening performance than non-exposed subjects. Results of the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap were significantly correlated with the binaural average of subject pure-tone thresholds and Random Gap Detection test performance. CONCLUSIONS: Solvent exposure is associated with poorer hearing performance in daily life activities that relate to the function of the peripheral and central auditory system.
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spelling Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solventsHearing Loss, epidemiologyAuditory PerceptionHearingSolvents, adverse effectsOccupational ExposureOccupational RisksOccupational HealthOBJECTIVE: To compare hearing performance relating to the peripheral and central auditory system between solvent-exposed and non-exposed workers. METHODS: Forty-eight workers exposed to a mixture of solvents and 48 non-exposed control subjects of matched age, gender and educational level were selected to participate in the study. The evaluation procedures included: pure-tone audiometry (500 - 8,000 Hz), to investigate the peripheral auditory system; the Random Gap Detection test, to assess the central auditory system; and the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap, to investigate subjects' self-reported hearing performance in daily-life activities. A Student t test and analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) were computed to determine possible significant differences between solvent-exposed and non-exposed subjects for the hearing level, Random Gap Detection test and Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap. Pearson correlations among the three measures were also calculated. RESULTS: Solvent-exposed subjects exhibited significantly poorer hearing thresholds for the right ear than non-exposed subjects. Also, solvent-exposed subjects exhibited poorer results for the Random Gap Detection test and self-reported poorer listening performance than non-exposed subjects. Results of the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap were significantly correlated with the binaural average of subject pure-tone thresholds and Random Gap Detection test performance. CONCLUSIONS: Solvent exposure is associated with poorer hearing performance in daily life activities that relate to the function of the peripheral and central auditory system.Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo2013-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102013000100012Revista de Saúde Pública v.47 n.1 2013reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.1590/S0034-89102013000100012info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFuente,AdrianMcPhersonY,BradleyHormazabal,Ximenaeng2013-05-17T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0034-89102013000100012Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0034-8910&lng=pt&nrm=isoONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2013-05-17T00:00Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents
title Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents
spellingShingle Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents
Fuente,Adrian
Hearing Loss, epidemiology
Auditory Perception
Hearing
Solvents, adverse effects
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Risks
Occupational Health
title_short Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents
title_full Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents
title_fullStr Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents
title_full_unstemmed Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents
title_sort Self-reported hearing performance in workers exposed to solvents
author Fuente,Adrian
author_facet Fuente,Adrian
McPhersonY,Bradley
Hormazabal,Ximena
author_role author
author2 McPhersonY,Bradley
Hormazabal,Ximena
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fuente,Adrian
McPhersonY,Bradley
Hormazabal,Ximena
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hearing Loss, epidemiology
Auditory Perception
Hearing
Solvents, adverse effects
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Risks
Occupational Health
topic Hearing Loss, epidemiology
Auditory Perception
Hearing
Solvents, adverse effects
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Risks
Occupational Health
description OBJECTIVE: To compare hearing performance relating to the peripheral and central auditory system between solvent-exposed and non-exposed workers. METHODS: Forty-eight workers exposed to a mixture of solvents and 48 non-exposed control subjects of matched age, gender and educational level were selected to participate in the study. The evaluation procedures included: pure-tone audiometry (500 - 8,000 Hz), to investigate the peripheral auditory system; the Random Gap Detection test, to assess the central auditory system; and the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap, to investigate subjects' self-reported hearing performance in daily-life activities. A Student t test and analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) were computed to determine possible significant differences between solvent-exposed and non-exposed subjects for the hearing level, Random Gap Detection test and Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap. Pearson correlations among the three measures were also calculated. RESULTS: Solvent-exposed subjects exhibited significantly poorer hearing thresholds for the right ear than non-exposed subjects. Also, solvent-exposed subjects exhibited poorer results for the Random Gap Detection test and self-reported poorer listening performance than non-exposed subjects. Results of the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap were significantly correlated with the binaural average of subject pure-tone thresholds and Random Gap Detection test performance. CONCLUSIONS: Solvent exposure is associated with poorer hearing performance in daily life activities that relate to the function of the peripheral and central auditory system.
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