Tunnel driving occupational environment and hearing loss in train drivers in China

ObjectiveHearing loss caused by high levels of noise is a potential occupational health disorder among train drivers around the world. This study aims to investigate the relationship between tunnel driving occupational environment and hearing loss in train drivers, to provide some insights into help...

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Published in:Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) England), 2019-02, Vol.76 (2), p.97-104
Main Authors: Peng, Yong, Fan, Chaojie, Hu, Lin, Peng, Shuangling, Xie, Pengpeng, Wu, Fugui, Yi, Shengen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Automobile safety
Data processing
Ears & hearing
Hearing loss
Hearing protection
High speed rail
International conferences
Materials selection
Noise
Noise levels
Occupational health
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Physicians
Productivity measurement
Railway tunnels
Regression analysis
Regression models
Sensitivity analysis
Studies
Technicians
Teenagers
Tinnitus
Tunnels
Ventilation
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Summary:ObjectiveHearing loss caused by high levels of noise is a potential occupational health disorder among train drivers around the world. This study aims to investigate the relationship between tunnel driving occupational environment and hearing loss in train drivers, to provide some insights into helping reduce hearing loss among train drivers.MethodsThis study analysed cross-sectional data for 1214 train drivers who work at China Railway Guangzhou Group. Health examination was taken by physicians with professional licences, and audiometric testing was performed by health technicians in a sound-isolated room. T/R is defined as the ratio of the length of the tunnels to the length of the railway along drivers’ work routes. Different multivariate models and stratified models were established for sensitivity analysis. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to estimate the ORs of hearing loss associated with tunnel driving occupational environment.ResultsThe adjusted OR for high-frequency hearing loss in association with the highest T/R levels (30%–45%) versus the lowest T/R levels (
ISSN:1351-0711
1470-7926
DOI:10.1136/oemed-2018-105269