2017
Occupational noise exposure and risk of hypertension in an industrial workforce
Tessier‐Sherman B, Galusha D, Cantley LF, Cullen MR, Rabinowitz PM, Neitzel RL. Occupational noise exposure and risk of hypertension in an industrial workforce. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2017, 60: 1031-1038. PMID: 28940215, PMCID: PMC5690872, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccupational noise exposureRisk of hypertensionIncident hypertensionNoise exposureHazard ratioAdjusted hazard ratioProportional hazards modelAverage noise exposure levelsInception cohortIncreased riskNoise exposure levelsHearing protection devicesHypertension diagnosisOccupational noiseHypertensionHazards modelExposure levelsJob historyFurther assessmentAdministrative datasetsRiskCommunity noise exposureExposureWorkers' useAcuity
2014
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