Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most important occupational disease worldwide. NIHL has been found potentiate by simultaneous carbon monoxide (CO) exposure. Free radicals have been implicated in cochlear damage resulted from the exposure to noise and due to the CO hypoxia. This study examined whether α-tocopherol administration, as a free radical scavenger, causes the attenuatio...

Mining haul trucks comprise the majority of the equip­ ment used in underground limestone mining operations and are known to emit high levels of noise. A previous study conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) indicates that 70-90 % of all miners have a noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) great enough to be classified as a hearing disability b y retirement ag...

BACKGROUND Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common occupational illnesses. Most of the studies on NIHL were conducted at high noise levels that people are rarely exposed to but in industries. The function of the outer hair cells (OHCs) is impaired after exposure to industrial noise. Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) are useful in examination of noise-induced ...

background: noise-induced hearing loss (nihl) is one of the most common occupational diseases and the second most common cause of workers' claims for occupational injuries. objective: due to high prevalence of nihl and several reports of improper use of hearing protective devices (hpds), we conducted this study to compare the effect of face-to-face training in effective use of earplugs with app...

Potentiation of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) by specific chemical contaminants and therapeutic drugs represents a distinct public health risk. Prediction of chemicals that yield such potentiation has not been successful because such agents differ markedly in structure. One mechanism for this potentiation that has garnered support is oxidative injury to the cochlea. Thus far, limited data h...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Noise generated by instruments, such as mastoid or craniotomy drills, may cause hearing damage by reducing the cochlear blood flow (CoBF). This study investigated whether dexmedetomidine can lessen noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in a guinea pig model. STUDY DESIGN Animal study using noise stimulation and measurement of hearing and CoBF in guinea pigs. METHODS Guinea...

OBJECTIVES The European Union (EU) strategy for health and safety at work underlines the need to reduce the incidence of occupational diseases (OD), but European statistics to evaluate this common goal are scarce. We aim to estimate and compare changes in incidence over time for occupational asthma, contact dermatitis, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and upper li...