Notched audiograms and noise exposure history in older adults.

Objective: Using data from a population-based cohort study, we compared four published algorithms for identifying notched audiograms and compared their resulting classifications with noise exposure history.Design: Four algorithms: (1) , (2) , (3) , and (4) were used to identify notched audiograms. A...

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Publicado en:Ear & Hearing (01960202) Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 696 - 704
Autores principales: Nondahl DM, Shi X, Cruickshanks KJ, Dalton DS, Tweed TS, Wiley TL, Carmichael LL, Nondahl, David M, Shi, Xiaoyu, Cruickshanks, Karen J, Dalton, Dayna S, Tweed, Ted S, Wiley, Terry L, Carmichael, Lakeesha L
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2009 Dec
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          Nondahl DM
          Shi X
          Cruickshanks KJ
          Dalton DS
          Tweed TS
          Wiley TL
          Carmichael LL
          Nondahl, David M
          Shi, Xiaoyu
          Cruickshanks, Karen J
          Dalton, Dayna S
          Tweed, Ted S
          Wiley, Terry L
          Carmichael, Lakeesha L
        affil: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53726-2397, USA
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          Audiometry In Old Age
          Auditory Perception In Old Age
          Environmental Exposure In Old Age
          Noise Adverse Effects
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Algorithms
          Audiometry, Pure-Tone
          Auditory Threshold
          Chi Square Test
          Comparative Studies
          Confidence Intervals
          Data Analysis Software
          Descriptive Statistics
          Factor Analysis
          Female
          Funding Source
          Interviews
          Male
          Middle Age
          Multiple Logistic Regression
          Occupational Exposure
          Odds Ratio
          Prospective Studies
          Questionnaires
          ROC Curve
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Wisconsin
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Objective: Using data from a population-based cohort study, we compared four published algorithms for identifying notched audiograms and compared their resulting classifications with noise exposure history.Design: Four algorithms: (1) , (2) , (3) , and (4) were used to identify notched audiograms. Audiometric evaluations were collected as a part of the 10-yr follow-up examinations of the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study, in Beaver Dam, WI (2003-2005, N = 2395). Detailed noise exposure histories were collected by interview at the baseline examination (1993-1995) and updated at subsequent visits. An extensive history of occupational noise exposure, participation in noisy hobbies, and firearm usage was used to evaluate consistency of the notch classifications with the history of noise exposure.Results: The prevalence of notched audiograms varied greatly by definition (31.7, 25.9, 47.2, and 11.7% for methods 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively). In this cohort, a history of noise exposure was common (56.2% for occupational noise, 71.7% for noisy hobbies, 13.4% for firearms, and 81.2% for any of these three sources). Among participants with a notched audiogram, almost one-third did not have a history of occupational noise exposure (31.4, 33.0, 32.5, and 28.1% for methods 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively), and approximately 11% did not have a history of exposure to any of the three sources of noise (11.5, 13.6, 10.3, and 7.6%). Discordance was greater in women than in men.Conclusions: These results suggest that there is a poor agreement across existing algorithms for audiometric notches. In addition, notches can occur in the absence of a positive noise history. In the absence of an objective consensus definition of a notched audiogram and in light of the degree of discordance in women between noise history and notches by each of these algorithms, researchers should be cautious about classifying noise-induced hearing loss by notched audiograms.
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