High-frequency audiometry in normal hearing military firemen exposed to noise

The study of high frequencies has proven its importance for detecting inner ear damage. In some cases, conventional frequencies are not sensitive enough to pick up early changes to the inner ear. To analyze the results of threshold high frequency analysis of individuals exposed to noise with normal...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology 2010-11, Vol.76 (6), p.687-694
Main Authors: da Rocha, Rita Leniza Oliveira, Atherino, Ciríaco Cristóvão Tavares, Frota, Silvana Maria Monte Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
audiology
Audiometry - methods
Auditory Threshold - physiology
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Ear - physiopathology
hearing
hearing loss
Hearing Loss, High-Frequency - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
military activities
Military Personnel
noise
Noise, Occupational - adverse effects
Occupational Health
Original
Retrospective Studies
Statistics, Nonparametric
Time Factors
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Summary:The study of high frequencies has proven its importance for detecting inner ear damage. In some cases, conventional frequencies are not sensitive enough to pick up early changes to the inner ear. To analyze the results of threshold high frequency analysis of individuals exposed to noise with normal conventional audiometry. This was a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study, in which we studied 47 firefighters of the Fire Department of Rio de Janeiro, based on Santos Dumont airport and 33 military men without noise exposure. They were broken down into two age groups: 30-39years and 40-49years. The high frequencies were studied immediately after conventional audiometry. The results were most significant in the 40 to 49 years of age range, where the experimental group showed significantly higher threshold values than the control group 14000Hz (p = 0.008) and 16,000Hz (p = 0.0001). We concluded that noise interfered with high frequency thresholds, where all the mean values found in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group. We suggest that these data reinforce the importance of studying high frequencies, even with normal conventional audiometry in the early detection of noise-induced hearing loss.
ISSN:1808-8694
1808-8686
1808-8686
DOI:10.1590/S1808-86942010000600003