TY - JOUR
T1 - Coexposure to Solvents and Noise as a Risk Factor for Hearing Loss in Agricultural Workers
AU - Farfalla, Alexandra A.
AU - Beseler, Cheryl
AU - Achutan, Chandran
AU - Rautiainen, Risto
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - Objective This study addressed the relationship of hearing loss and coexposure to solvents and noise among farmers and ranchers in central United States. Methods The surveillance study included surveys to stratified random samples of operations in 2018 and 2020 (n = 34,146), requesting information on injuries, illnesses, exposures, and preventive measures. Responses (n = 7495) were analyzed using hierarchical multinomial logistic regression, adjusting for personal and work characteristics. Results Nearly 60% of respondents exposed to both solvents and noise reported hearing loss. The exposures increased the adjusted odds of moderate/severe hearing loss as follows: solvents alone, (odds ratio [OR], 1.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.93-2.38), noise alone (OR, 4.42; 95% CI, 3.39-5.76), and coexposure to both noise and solvents (OR, 6.03; 95% CI, 4.67-7.78). Conclusions Solvent exposure, along with noise, should be considered in hearing conservation programs among farmers and ranchers.
AB - Objective This study addressed the relationship of hearing loss and coexposure to solvents and noise among farmers and ranchers in central United States. Methods The surveillance study included surveys to stratified random samples of operations in 2018 and 2020 (n = 34,146), requesting information on injuries, illnesses, exposures, and preventive measures. Responses (n = 7495) were analyzed using hierarchical multinomial logistic regression, adjusting for personal and work characteristics. Results Nearly 60% of respondents exposed to both solvents and noise reported hearing loss. The exposures increased the adjusted odds of moderate/severe hearing loss as follows: solvents alone, (odds ratio [OR], 1.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.93-2.38), noise alone (OR, 4.42; 95% CI, 3.39-5.76), and coexposure to both noise and solvents (OR, 6.03; 95% CI, 4.67-7.78). Conclusions Solvent exposure, along with noise, should be considered in hearing conservation programs among farmers and ranchers.
KW - agriculture
KW - coexposures
KW - hearing loss
KW - noise
KW - ototoxicity
KW - solvents
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002571
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002571
M3 - Article
C2 - 35703294
AN - SCOPUS:85137167451
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 64
SP - 754
EP - 760
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 9
ER -