Hearing difficulties and tinnitus in construction, agricultural, music, and finance industries: contributions of demographic, health, and lifestyle factors

• Main Authors: Couth, Samuel, Mazlan, Ain Naadia, Moore, David R., Munro, Kevin J., Dawes, Piers
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2019
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87401/1/AinNaadiaMazlan2019_HearingDifficultiesandTinnitusinConstruction%2CAgricultural.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87401/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2331216519885571

High levels of occupational noise exposure increase the risk of hearing difficulties and tinnitus. However, differences in demographic, health, and lifestyle factors could also contribute to high levels of hearing difficulties and tinnitus in some industries. Data from a subsample (n = 22,936) of th...