Occupational Noise-Induced Tinnitus: Does It Affect Workers' Quality of Life?

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dc.contributor.authorMuluk, Nuray Bayar
dc.contributor.authorOguzturk, Omer
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T17:48:00Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T17:48:00Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractObjectives: This prospective study aimed to investigate the quality of life of workers in a steel factory. Methods: The study group was composed of 16 male workers with tinnitus and 30 ears. Fifteen male workers without tinnitus and 30 ears were included into the control group. Workers were evaluated by questionnaire, pure-tone audiometry, and the SF-36 Health Survey. In the study group, tinnitus loudness levels (TLLs) were found. Results: In the study group, the domains general mental health and role limitations owing to emotional problems were significantly lower than in the control group. Older age, industrial noise exposure over a long period, higher noise exposure during work, and hearing loss secondary to occupational noise caused workers to experience higher TLLs. Earheadings protected workers more than earplugs, and TLLs were lower. Important factors that affect workers' quality of life are maximum exposed noise levels, daily and total noise exposure time, and exposure to continuous noise. Occupational noise-induced tinnitus mainly causes emotional disability rather than physical disability. Emotionally impaired QOL results may be due to tinnitus-related psychological problems. Conclusion: Workers should have knowledge about the hazardous effects of noise. Periodic health checkups and regular seminars have great importance. Workers must be aware of other ototoxic factors, such as medications and noisy music. In the future, researchers should develop a screening method to detect those with a more hereditary affinity to hearing loss.en_US
dc.identifier.citationclosedAccessen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.2310/7070.2008.0008
dc.identifier.endpage71en_US
dc.identifier.issn1916-0216
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid18479630
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-48649099442
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage65en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org10.2310/7070.2008.0008
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/4233
dc.identifier.volume37en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000263599000016
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBmcen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectmaximum exposed noiseen_US
dc.subjectmean noise per houren_US
dc.subjectoccupational noise-induced tinnitusen_US
dc.subjectquality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectSF-36 Health Surveyen_US
dc.subjecttinnitus loudness levelsen_US
dc.subjecttotal noise exposure timeen_US
dc.titleOccupational Noise-Induced Tinnitus: Does It Affect Workers' Quality of Life?en_US
dc.typeArticle

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