Prevalence and degree of hearing loss among males in Beaver Dam cohort: Comparison of veterans and nonveterans

Wilson, Richard H.; Noe, Colleen M.; Cruickshanks, Karen J.; Wiley, Terry L.; Nondahl, David M.

doi:10.1682/jrrd.2009.10.0169

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“…The implication of this assumption, therefore, has been that military personnel exhibit more hearing loss than nonmilitary individuals. Recent data from the EHLS [24] indicate that, on average, the pure-tone thresholds of male military veterans are not different from the thresholds of their male civilian counterparts [31]. The data from 995 veterans in that study also indicated that 72.1 percent of the veterans were not involved in the frontline or combat support activities where most noise exposure would be expected to occur; the DALC database should be characterized by similar distributions.…”

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Characteristics of the audiometric 4,000 Hz notch (744,553 veterans) and the 3,000, 4,000, and 6,000 Hz notches (539,932 veterans)

Wilson

McArdle²

2013

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Abstract-The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and characteristics of audiograms that are notched (1) at 4,000 Hz and (2) at 3,000, 4,000, and/or 6,000 Hz. Bilateral audiograms from 1,000,001 veterans were obtained from Department of Veterans Affairs archives; after "cleaning" algorithms were applied, 744,553 participants (mean age = 63.5 yr) were included in the 4,000 Hz notch analysis (group 1) and 539,932 participants (mean age = 62.2 yr) were included in the 3,000, 4,000, and/or 6,000 Hz notch analysis (group 2). A notch was defined when the threshold at the notch frequency (3,000, 4,000, or 6,000 Hz) minus the 2,000 Hz threshold and the threshold at the notch frequency minus the 8,000 Hz threshold both were greater than or equal to10 dB. In group 1, 77.1% did not have a notch at 4,000 Hz. In group 2, 65.3% did not have a notch at 3,000, 4,000, or 6,000 Hz; 12.4% had bilateral notches, 11.7% had left ear notches, and 10.7% had right ear notches. The notches were about twice as deep on the low-frequency side of the notch than on the high-frequency side. The mean left ear and right ear notch depths were about the same (23 dB), with mode notch depths in the 15.0 to 17.5 dB range.

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Characteristics of the audiometric 4,000 Hz notch (744,553 veterans) and the 3,000, 4,000, and 6,000 Hz notches (539,932 veterans)

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McArdle²

2013

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“…Wilson et al analyzed audiometric data collected from male veterans and nonveterans (aged 48-92 years) who participated in the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study between 1993 and 1995 [7]. The authors reported that pure tone thresholds, word recognition in quiet, and word recognition in competing message increased with age but were not significantly different for veterans and nonveterans.…”

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Audiometric thresholds and prevalence of tinnitus among male veterans in the United States: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006

Folmer¹,

McMillan²,

Austin³

et al. 2011

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Abstract-Hearing loss and tinnitus are the two most prevalent service-connected disabilities among U.S. veterans. The number of veterans receiving compensation and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for these conditions continues to increase annually. However, the majority of veterans in the United States do not use VA medical centers or clinics for healthcare and do not receive VA compensation payments. Therefore, the prevalence of hearing loss and tinnitus among U.S. veterans is unknown. This study used National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to estimate the prevalence of these auditory conditions among male veterans. Between 1999 and 2006, pure tone audiometric data collected from 845 male veterans were compared with pure tone thresholds collected from 2,086 male nonveterans. We used questionnaire data collected between 1999 and 2004 to calculate and compare the prevalence of tinnitus for 2,174 veterans and 4,995 nonveterans. In general, pure tone thresholds did not differ significantly between veterans and nonveterans for most frequencies tested (500-8,000 Hz). The overall prevalence of tinnitus was greater for veterans than that for nonveterans (p < 0.001), with statistically significant differences in the 50 to 59 and 60 to 69 age groups.

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“…Importantly, an unspecified number of their controls were from a different general population than their MS subjects, being non-veterans who had participated in other auditory-related studies. Veterans within the age range of 48–59 years have significantly higher average pure tone thresholds at high frequencies than non-veterans, although the magnitude of the average effect is reportedly small (< 3 dB) (Wilson, Noe, Cruickshanks, Wiley, & Nondahl, 2010). …”

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Pure-tone auditory thresholds are not chronically elevated in multiple sclerosis.

Doty¹,

Tourbier²,

Davis³

et al. 2012

Behavioral Neuroscience

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Despite the fact that acute cases of MS-related pure-tone hearing loss have been reported in the literature, consensus is lacking as to the chronic influences of MS on pure-tone thresholds. Most studies examining such influences have been limited by small sample sizes, lack of statistical comparisons between patients and controls, and confounding of the hearing measure with influences from sex and age. To date, associations between pure-tone thresholds and central MS-related brain lesions have not been assessed. In this study, pure-tone thresholds ranging from 0.5 kHz to 8 kHz were measured in 73 MS patients and 73 individually age- and gender-matched normal controls. In 63 MS patients, correlations were computed between the threshold values and MRI-determined lesion activity in 26 central brain regions. Although thresholds were strongly influenced by sex, age, and tonal frequency, no meaningful influences of MS were discerned. Moreover, no significant association between the threshold values and central MS-related lesion activity was evident in any brain region evaluated. This study, the largest on this topic to employ carefully matched control subjects and the sole study to assess relationships between auditory thresholds and central MS-related lesions, strongly suggests that (a) MS is not chronically associated with pure-tone hearing loss and (b) pure-tone thresholds are unrelated to MS lesion activity in higher brain regions. These findings, along with general reports from the literature, support the concept that when MS-related hearing threshold deficits are found, they are episodic and primarily dependent upon lesions within the eighth nerve or brainstem.

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Prevalence and degree of hearing loss among males in Beaver Dam cohort: Comparison of veterans and nonveterans

Cited by 28 publications

References 19 publications

Characteristics of the audiometric 4,000 Hz notch (744,553 veterans) and the 3,000, 4,000, and 6,000 Hz notches (539,932 veterans)

Characteristics of the audiometric 4,000 Hz notch (744,553 veterans) and the 3,000, 4,000, and 6,000 Hz notches (539,932 veterans)

Audiometric thresholds and prevalence of tinnitus among male veterans in the United States: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006

Pure-tone auditory thresholds are not chronically elevated in multiple sclerosis.

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