Tinnitus Among Airline Pilots: Prevalence and Effects of Age, Flight Experience, and Other Noise

Lindgren, Torsten; Wieslander, Gunilla; Dammström, Bo-Göran; Norbäck, Dan

doi:10.3357/asem.2364.2009

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“…Reports concerning tinnitus and ageing had not been consistent. While some studies had reported significant association between tinnitus experience and age [13], others had reported a reverse trend [12]. Findings in this study depicted significantly reduced prevalence with an increase in the age of subjects, similar to the finding among hospitalized elderly patients [12].…”

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Prevalence and Correlates for Tinnitus among Elderly Subjects: A Community Study

Sogebi

Amoran

Oyewole

2016

BJMMR

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Aims: To determine the prevalence, and explore clinical correlates for tinnitus among elderly subjects. Study Design: Cross sectional community-based analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted in Sagamu community for a period of six weeks between 1st April and 18th May, 2015. Methodology: Consenting elderly subject (aged ≥ 60 years), who lived in the communities for a minimum of five years continuously were selected by multistage stratified sampling technique. Estimated sample size was 216 subjects. Interviewer administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on socio-demographic, otological and other systemic diseases parameters. The main outcome measure was Tinnitus present or absent. The data obtained was subjected to descriptive, uni and multivariate logistic regression analyses, LRA.

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confidence: 84%

Prevalence and Correlates for Tinnitus among Elderly Subjects: A Community Study

Sogebi

Amoran

Oyewole

2016

BJMMR

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“…Lindgren reported that hearing in Swedish pilots ( N = 664) and cabin crew ( N = 936) with a daily noise exposure level of 75–81 dB was normal, compared to a Swedish reference population (Lindgren et al 2008 , 2009 ).…”

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Occupational noise exposure and hearing: a systematic review

Lie

Skogstad

Johannessen

et al. 2015

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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PurposeTo give a systematic review of the development of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in working life.MethodsA literature search in MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and Health and Safety Abstracts, with appropriate keywords on noise in the workplace and health, revealed 22,413 articles which were screened by six researchers. A total of 698 articles were reviewed in full text and scored with a checklist, and 187 articles were found to be relevant and of sufficient quality for further analysis.ResultsOccupational noise exposure causes between 7 and 21 % of the hearing loss among workers, lowest in the industrialized countries, where the incidence is going down, and highest in the developing countries. It is difficult to distinguish between NIHL and age-related hearing loss at an individual level. Most of the hearing loss is age related. Men lose hearing more than women do. Heredity also plays a part. Socioeconomic position, ethnicity and other factors, such as smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, vibration and chemical substances, may also affect hearing. The use of firearms may be harmful to hearing, whereas most other sources of leisure-time noise seem to be less important. Impulse noise seems to be more deleterious to hearing than continuous noise. Occupational groups at high risk of NIHL are the military, construction workers, agriculture and others with high noise exposure.ConclusionThe prevalence of NIHL is declining in most industrialized countries, probably due to preventive measures. Hearing loss is mainly related to increasing age.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00420-015-1083-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Aero-related diseases suffered by pilots include visual/cognitive disturbances ( 14 ), G-induced loss of consciousness ( 14 ), constant or severe tinnitus ( 8 ), and hearing loss ( 13 , 15 ). The top fi ve diseases that lead to medical disqualifi cation of Chinese fi ghter pilots are all aero-related diseases, namely in-fl ight syncope, acceleration intolerance, ground syncope, aero-otitis media, and fl ight illusion ( 16 ).…”

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Prevalence of Disease Spectrum and Sick Leave Time Associated with Illness in Helicopter Pilots

Xiao¹,

Li²,

Wang³

et al. 2013

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine

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Tinnitus Among Airline Pilots: Prevalence and Effects of Age, Flight Experience, and Other Noise

Abstract: These results show that tinnitus is relatively common among pilots and can create problems with sensitivity to noise. The frequency of tinnitus is most closely related to age, gender, exposure to high impulse noise during leisure time, and hearing impairment.

Cited by 17 publications

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Prevalence and Correlates for Tinnitus among Elderly Subjects: A Community Study

Prevalence and Correlates for Tinnitus among Elderly Subjects: A Community Study

Occupational noise exposure and hearing: a systematic review

Prevalence of Disease Spectrum and Sick Leave Time Associated with Illness in Helicopter Pilots

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