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Hearing loss among high school farm students.

S K Broste1, D A Hansen, R L Strand

  • 1Audiology Section, Marshfield Clinic, WI.

American Journal of Public Health
|May 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Teen farmworkers have a higher risk of hearing loss. Protecting hearing on the farm may reduce this risk, suggesting childhood origins for farmer

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Audiology
  • Pediatric Health

Background:

  • Hearing loss is a significant concern in agricultural settings.
  • Farmer's hearing loss is often observed in adulthood.
  • The childhood origins of this condition are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence of hearing loss in teen-aged farm children.
  • To compare hearing loss rates between students involved in farm work and those not involved.
  • To explore the potential protective effect of hearing protection.

Main Methods:

  • Audiometric threshold testing was conducted on 872 vocational agriculture students.
  • Data were collected over a three-year period in central Wisconsin.
  • Student involvement in farm work was a key variable.

Main Results:

  • An increased prevalence of hearing loss was found in students actively engaged in farm work.
  • Students not involved in farm work exhibited lower rates of hearing loss.
  • Limited use of hearing protection devices was reported by students.

Conclusions:

  • Farm work is associated with a higher risk of hearing loss in adolescents.
  • Hearing protection may mitigate hearing loss risk in young farmworkers.
  • The development of hearing loss in farmers may commence during childhood.

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