{"id":575,"date":"2020-09-17T14:06:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T18:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilmingtonaudiology.com\/?p=575"},"modified":"2020-09-17T14:06:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T18:06:53","slug":"prevalence-of-hearing-loss-in-services-workers-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilmingtonaudiology.com\/prevalence-of-hearing-loss-in-services-workers-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Services Workers Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Occupational hearing loss has long been a problem, as workers are often exposed to dangerously loud sounds. New research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health looked to determine if workers in the Services industry, the largest sector in the U.S., had an increased risk of hearing loss.<\/p>\n

Hazardous Work Conditions \"Bartender<\/h2>\n

Occupational hearing loss occurs when workers are exposed to hazardous noise or chemicals that damage their ears. In addition to causing hearing loss<\/a>, this exposure is also associated with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Tinnitus and depression also commonly occur when hearing loss is present.<\/p>\n

Services Sector Research<\/h2>\n

The new study published in the July issue of the International Journal of Audiology<\/em><\/a> examined the audiograms of 1.9 million workers exposed to noise across all industries between 2006 and 2015. A total of 158,436 were Services workers. While the researchers found that the prevalence of hearing loss within Services work (17 percent) was very similar to that of all industries combined (16 percent), they also found that:<\/p>\n