Dysphonia, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, and noise complaints as probable factors associated with hearing loss among teachers

Abstract

Objective: to verify a possible association between hearing loss and dysphonia, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, and noise complaints. Methods: a cross-sectional study involving 60 teachers, mean age 47.05 years. Pure-tone threshold audiometry was used to assess hearing, the voice questionnaire and voice acoustic evaluation were used for voice perception and quality, and the standardized questionnaire verified noise complaint and comorbidities. The statistical analysis was conducted with Mann-Whitney and Fisher's exact tests and multivariate linear regression. Results: there was a significant association between hearing loss and diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and thyroid disease (both p <0.0001), but there was no association between noise complaints and hearing loss in this population. The regression showed that dysphonia (p = 0.0311) and diabetes mellitus (p = 0.0302) are independent risk factors for hearing loss. A correlation was found between hearing loss and voice characteristics: roughness, breathiness, tension, and resonance. Conclusion: this study showed that hypertension and thyroid diseases are factors associated with hearing loss. In addition, dysphonia and diabetes mellitus are independent factors associated with hearing loss in teachers. These results show the need for policies aimed at promoting teachers’ health.

Análise da qualidade de vida de professores de educação física escolar

“…Logo, surge à preocupação referente a como o trabalho pode influenciar os índices de qualidade e estilo de vida do professor, uma vez que este acúmulo de funções está relacionado à uma redução da prática de exercícios físicos, elevado nível de estresse, problemas na saúde psicológica, que quando somada à hábitos individuais lesivos à saúde, potencializam a incidência de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis, como doença arterial coronariana, infarto agudo do miocárdio, hipertensão arterial, doenças endócrinas e osteomioarticulares (Maceno e Garcia, 2022;Deffaveri et al, 2020;Oliveira et al, 2015). A literatura aponta o surgimento de doenças crônicas não-transmissíveis oriundas do trabalho, afetando principalmente o aparelho auditivo e fonador (Meneses- Barriviera et al, 2021), além do aumento da tensão emocional (Magalhães et al, 2021). Há ainda quadros de neuroses reativas, distúrbios psiquiátricos, psicológicos, visuais e neurológicos (Santos e Silva, 2021).…”