Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children and Adolescents

预防儿童和青少年噪声引起的听力损失

• 批准号: 7001836
• 负责人: William Hal MARTIN
• 金额: $ 3万
• 依托单位: OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-01 至 2007-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7001836
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); children; disease /disorder prevention /control; hearing disorders; meeting /conference /symposium; noise induced deafness; occupational health /safety; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests support to bring together in a conference setting, a diverse group of basic and applied science researchers with expertise related to the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in children and adolescents. The purpose of the meeting will be to explore and discuss the most recent theoretical and experimental work in the relevant fields in an effort to expand the practical applications of the knowledge shared. The conference will target the issue of NIHL in children towards the millions of youth who begin their employment experiences as early as age 10-12 years, often in hazardous sound environments such as construction, agriculture, entertainment and landscaping/groundswork while also participating in recreational and school activities that increase their risk and incidence of hearing loss. Presentations will be diverse and encompass the areas of auditory development, auditory physiology, auditory and extra-auditory effects of hazardous noise, noise exposure sources and assessment, health communication strategies as well as intervention efforts including hearing protection, educational outreach efforts and worker training targeting youth. The National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health's (NIOSH's) mission to provide national and world leadership to prevent work-related illnesses and injuries coupled with the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD) mission to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability related to hearing will both be supported by this conference. The event is designed to encompass basic and applied science research, the exchange of ideas for effective intervention and health communication strategies unique to children and young adults. The long term goal will be to consider the implications, applications and key scientific information critical to public health policy decision making, public information dissemination and future research guidance for the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss in youth. PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY RELEVANCE: NIH estimates that one-third of hearing losses are due to NIHL, most of which occur in the workplace. Many children are noise-exposed at a young age and teens are often employed in hazardous noise environments without proper training or awareness of the risk. An unknown but significant number of children are likely to have NIHL due to non-occupational exposures. This conference will contribute to the achievement of "Healthy People 2010 Goals: Section 28-17: Reduce noise induced hearing loss in children and adolescents aged 17 years and under" and "Section 28-16: Increase the use of appropriate ear protection devices, equipment, and practices."

描述（由申请人提供）：该提案要求支持在会议环境中汇集在一起​​，这是一组不同的基础科学研究人员，具有与预防儿童和青少年噪声引起的听力损失（NIHL）有关的专业知识。 会议的目的是探索和讨论相关领域中最新的理论和实验工作，以扩大共享知识的实际应用。 这次会议将针对儿童的NIHL问题，以达到数百万年轻人，他们最早在10-12岁开始就开始就业经历，通常是在危险的声音环境中，例如建筑，农业，娱乐和园林绿化和地面工作，同时也参与娱乐和学校活动，从而增加听力损失的风险和发生率。 演讲将是多种多样的，并涵盖了听觉发展，听觉生理学，听觉和危险噪音，噪音暴露来源和评估，健康沟通策略以及干预工作，包括听力保护，教育宣传工作和培训针对青年的工人的干预工作的领域。 美国国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）的任务，提供国家和世界领导力，以防止与工作有关的疾病和伤害，再加上国家聋哑人和沟通障碍研究所（NIDCD）的使命，以帮助预防，检测，诊断和治疗与听力相关的新知识，并将支持与听力相关的疾病。 该活动旨在涵盖基本和应用的科学研究，有效干预和健康交流策略的思想交换是儿童和年轻人所独有的。 长期目标是考虑对公共卫生政策决策，公共信息传播和未来的研究指南至关重要的含义，应用和关键科学信息，以预防青年人的噪声引起的听力损失。 公共卫生政策相关性：NIH估计，听力损失的三分之一是由于NIHL造成的，其中大多数发生在工作场所。 许多孩子在年轻时就暴露了噪音，青少年经常在危险的噪音环境中使用，而没有适当的训练或对风险的认识。 由于非职业暴露，未知但大量儿童可能患有NIHL。 这次会议将有助于实现“ 2010年健康人的目标：第28-17节：减少17岁及以下儿童和青少年的噪音引起的听力损失”和“第28-16节：增加适当的耳罩设备，设备和实践的使用”。