The study is conducted to understand the presence of hidden hearing loss or hearing loss at the high frequencies and difficulty understanding speech in noise, in dental practitioners who are exposed to occupational noise including the dental noise during practice.
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/11/060054
- Lead Sponsor
- Sumaja Surendran Nair
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
No previous or past known hearing problems while screening including otitis media, ear infections, otologic disorders, or hearing loss
No neurophysiological, neurological or neuropsychological disorders and no brain trauma
No history of frequent exposure to impulsive noise
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals with middle ear problems.
Pre-existing hearing loss ( sensorineural or conductive pathology )
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ENHDC – Cumulative noise dose of comparative and experimental groups exposed to noise in <br/ ><br>a cumulative form for hours per week. ( Recreational and occupational noise) <br/ ><br>• SAM - % or dB <br/ ><br>• TFS - HzTimepoint: One time evaluation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ENHDC – Cumulative noise dose of comparative and experimental groups exposed to noise in <br/ ><br>a cumulative form for hours per week. ( Recreational and occupational noise) <br/ ><br>• SAM - % or dB <br/ ><br>• TFS - HzTimepoint: One time evaluation