Occupational noise-induced hearing loss among dental professionals
Occupational noise-induced hearing loss among dental professionals
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DOI：
10.3290/j.qi.a41907
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发表时间：
2019-03-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Abbas, Zeyad
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作者：
Al-Rawi, Natheer H.;Al Nuaimi, Ahmed S.;Abbas, Zeyad
目的：本研究的目的是确定牙科设备产生的持续高频噪声是否会导致阿拉伯联合酋长国（UAE）牙科专业人员的听力损伤。方法和材料：这项横断面研究是为了评估90名随机选择的牙科医生的听力能力，他们来自阿联酋不同的专业。参与者在他们的工作场所接近，并使用纯音听力计评估他们的听力。结果：20名牙科医生患有听力障碍，占研究样本的22.2%。在高频率下，左耳比右耳受到的影响更大，但这在统计学上并不显著。每周工作时间与听力能力之间存在直接关系，但这并没有达到统计学上显著的水平。在男性中检测到的最低听力值显著低于女性。结论：在牙科医生中，多年的经验和听力下降之间存在正相关。此外，与女性相比，男性严重受影响的听力频率的中位数显着更高。在线纯音听力测试是一种简单、经济的工具，可用于自我评估牙科专业人员的听力能力，建议每年进行一次测试。
Objective:The purpose of this study was to determine whether the persistent high-frequency noise produced by dental equipment could cause hearing impairment among the dental professionals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Method and materials: This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the hearing capacity of 90 randomly selected dental practitioners from different specialties working in the UAE. The participants were approached in their workplace and their hearing capacity was evaluated using the pure tone audiometer. Results: Twenty dental practitioners suffered from hearing impairment, which constitutes 22.2% of the studied sample. At high frequencies, left ears were more affected than right ears, but this was not statistically significant.There was a direct relationship between working hours per week and the hearing capacity, but this did not reach a statistically significant level. The lowest hearing capacity was detected in males at a significantly lower value compared to females. Conclusions: Positive correlation was found between years of experience and reduced hearing capacity among dental practitioners. In addition, males had a significantly higher median count of severely affected hearing frequencies compared to females. Online pure tone audiometric testing is an easy, cost-effective tool that can be used to self-assess the hearing capacity of dental professionals, and it is recommended to perform this test annually.