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Investigation on status of occupational noise induced hearing loss in Beijing and cohort analysis of its association with blood pressure and heart rhythm
- TAN Jian, TAO Huaiying, YE Yan
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2024, 40(17):
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Objective To understand the status of occupational noise induced hearing loss in Beijing,and analyze the relationship between hearing loss and blood pressure and heart rhythm. Methods Taking the on-the-job workers of noise operation in Beijing who participated in the occupational health examination in 2022 as the study subjects. All of them received pure tone hearing,electrocardiogram and blood pressure tests. The study investigated the prevalence of hearing loss,heart rate abnormality and hypertension in workers of different genders,ages and working ages,and analyzed their correlation. Results A total of 3 852 occupational health examinations of noise workers in Beijing were collected,and hearing loss was detected in 1 369 people(35.54%),with the highest percentage of high-frequency hearing loss(18.25%). The detection rate of hearing loss was higher in males than in females(P<0.01). The detection rate of hearing loss increased with age and working years(P<0.05). A total of 875 people(22.72%) with abnormal heart rhythms and 717 people(18.61%) with hypertension were detected. The detection rates of arrhythmia and hypertension were higher in males than in females(both P<0.01). The detection rate of arrhythmia decreased and hypertension increased with age(both P<0.01),and the detection rate of arrhythmia was the highest among those 0-<5 years of service,and the detection rate of hypertension was the lowest(both P<0.05). Stratified analysis showed that in males,females,aged 0-<30,30-<40 years,and working years 0-<5 and 5-<10 years,the detection rate of abnormal heart rhythm in patients with hearing loss was higher than that in patients with normal hearing(all P<0.05). The detection rate of hypertension was higher in hearing-impaired people than in normal-hearing people among men,women,aged 0-<30,30-<40 years,working years 5-<10,11-<15,≥15 years(all P<0.05). Hearing loss(high-frequency hearing loss,sensorineural deafness,conductive deafness,and other hearing loss),working years(5-<10,11-<15,≥15 years),and tachycardia were the independent risk factors leading to the onset of hypertension in noise-worked workers,while bradycardia was a protective factor(all P<0.05),and hearing loss(high-frequency hearing loss,sensorineural deafness,and conductive deafness) and length of service(5-<10 years) were correlates of abnormal heart rhythms in noise-work workers(all P<0.05). Conclusion Occupational noise deafness hearing loss in Beijing is predominantly high-frequency hearing loss,and there is a correlation between hearing loss and hypertension and cardiac rhythm abnormalities. It is necessary to strengthen the monitoring of cardiac rhythm and blood pressure in young and low working-age populations to prevent and control hypertension.