Noise Disturbance and Potential Hearing Loss Due to Exposure of Dental Equipment in Flemish Dentists
Long-term exposure to occupational noise is often associated with noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among dentists. This study aims to investigate potential hearing loss (HL) and self-reported annoyance as a result of exposure to noise produced by contemporary dental equipment. Methods: Three cohorts participated: 53 dentists with more than 5 years of service, 47 dentists with at most 5 years of service, and 53 pharmacists as controls, age and gender-matched to the first group. After the exclusion of one person, the hearing of 304 ears was screened with the Flemish version of the digit triplet... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 5617, p 5617 (2021) |
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MDPI AG
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Schlagwörter: | occupational noise / digit triplet test / pure tone audiometry / noise-induced hearing loss / dentistry / Medicine / R |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28650737 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115617 |