Does tinnitus, hearing asymmetry, or hearing loss predispose to occupational injury risk?
Cantley LF, Galusha D, Cullen MR, Dixon-Ernst C, Tessier-Sherman B, Slade MD, Rabinowitz PM, Neitzel RL. Does tinnitus, hearing asymmetry, or hearing loss predispose to occupational injury risk? International Journal Of Audiology 2014, 54: s30-s36. PMID: 25549168, PMCID: PMC4342233, DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2014.981305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-frequency hearing lossFrequency hearing lossLow-frequency hearing lossHearing lossAcute injury riskInjury riskNoise exposureAsymmetrical hearing lossHistory of tinnitusAmbient noise exposureOccupational injury riskRetrospective analysisTinnitusInjury predictorsRisk workersRiskCohortPredictorsExposureMaintenance workersPredisposeComplete recordsWorkersCareful examinationAcoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry
Taiwo O, Galusha D, Tessier-Sherman B, Kirsche S, Cantley L, Slade MD, Cullen MR, Donoghue AM. Acoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2014, 71: 624. PMID: 25015928, PMCID: PMC4145445, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHearing conservation programAcoustic neuromaRisk factorsMultivariate analysisPossible occupational risk factorsSignificant risk factorsOccupational risk factorsAluminum production workersPotential risk factorsCase-control analysisInsurance claims dataUndiagnosed tumorsIncidental detectionPopulation of workersHearing lossAudiometric surveillanceClaims dataMedical surveillanceDetection biasBivariate analysisNoise dose