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Occupational hearing loss: an Ontario perspective.

P W Alberti, R L Blair

    The Laryngoscope
    |May 1, 1982
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    Evaluating over 6,500 patients with industrial hearing loss revealed challenges in accurate diagnosis and quantification. However, hearing aid rehabilitation proved surprisingly successful for workers

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    Area of Science:

    • Audiology
    • Occupational Health
    • Epidemiology

    Background:

    • Over 6,500 patients with suspected industrial hearing loss evaluated at Mount Sinai Hospital over 11 years.
    • Studies encompassed audiological, otological, and epidemiological aspects of worker hearing loss.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review the Ontario method for quantifying hearing loss.
    • To discuss the relationship between quantified hearing loss and handicap.
    • To analyze the success of hearing aid rehabilitation in this patient group.

    Main Methods:

    • Evaluation of patients referred by the Workmen's Compensation Board.
    • Audiological, otological, and epidemiological assessments.
    • Review of Ontario's hearing loss quantification method.

    Main Results:

    • Challenges identified in accurate hearing loss quantification due to patient factors (understanding, cooperation).
    • Difficulties in achieving accurate diagnosis without prior history or reliable patient memory.
    • Hearing aid rehabilitation demonstrated surprisingly high success rates.

    Conclusions:

    • Accurate assessment of industrial hearing loss presents significant challenges.
    • Despite assessment difficulties, hearing aid use is an effective rehabilitation strategy for affected workers.

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