Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in Dutch dental practitioners

Completed

• Conditions: hearing impairment; Noise-induced hearing loss; 10019243

• Registration Number: NL-OMON41906
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 398

Inclusion Criteria

Graduate dentists and health care professionals
Working in general practice in the Netherlands
Age 20 to 70
Native speaker of the Dutch language

Exclusion Criteria

Language problems
General disorders or use of medication that are known for influencing the hearing sensitivity
Extensive exposure from leisure activities

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Test results (SRT scores) will be analysed for descriptive statistics.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary study parameters that will be studied are sex, age, handedness,<br /><br>duration of working activity, use of loud dental equipment and subjective<br /><br>judgment about the personal hearing ability and complaints about hearing. The<br /><br>exposure to recreational noise and the use of hearing protection devices (HPDs)<br /><br>will be inventoried as potential bias factors.<br /><br>Furthermore the BOC test results will be compared to the outcomes of the<br /><br>pure-tone audiometry, at least for the participants with a positive test result<br /><br>on the BOC.</p><br>