Chronic Noise Affects Middle Ear Resonance and Absorbance in Industrial Workers

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dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Nihat
dc.contributor.authorSoylemez, Emre
dc.contributor.authorSoylemez, Tugce
dc.contributor.authorSanuc, Merve Betul
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Orhan
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:09:41Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:09:41Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The effect of chronic noise on the middle ear is not fully known. This study aimed to evaluate the middle ear functions of metal workers exposed to chronic noise using wideband tympanometry. METHODS: In this study, 62 male workers exposed to chronic noise and 30 healthy men were included. Workers exposed to chronic noise were divided into 2 groups according to their pure tone averages. Totally 30 workers (60 ears) with pure tone average less than 20 dB were included in group I, and 32 workers (64 ears) with pure tone average more than 20 dB were included in group II. All individuals were subjected to wideband tympanometry. Tympanometric peak pressure, equivalent ear canal volume, static acoustic admittance, resonance frequency, and absorbance ratios at peak pressure and ambient pressure values were analyzed. RESULTS: There was no difference between the groups in terms of traditional tympanometric parameters such as tympanometric peak pressure, equivalent ear canal volume, and static acoustic admittance (P >.05). Resonance frequency of workers exposed to chronic noise (group I and group II) was lower than the control group (P <.05). The absorbance ratios of workers exposed to chronic noise at approximately 4 kHz were lower in both peak pressures and ambient pressures (P <.05). CONCLUSION: Chronic noise does not only damage the inner ear but also causes changes in the middle ear structures. Wideband tympanometry can be used to detect minor auditory damage due to noise that cannot be detected by audiogram early. In this way, necessary measures can be taken in the early period before noise-induced hearing loss occurs.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/iao.2022.21579
dc.identifier.endpage536en_US
dc.identifier.issn1308-7649
dc.identifier.issn2148-3817
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid36349676en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85141132890en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage530en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/iao.2022.21579
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/7720
dc.identifier.volume18en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000969763400012en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAvesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of International Advanced Otologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectWideband tympanometryen_US
dc.subjectmiddle earen_US
dc.subjectstiffnessen_US
dc.subjectabsorbanceen_US
dc.subjectchronic noiseen_US
dc.titleChronic Noise Affects Middle Ear Resonance and Absorbance in Industrial Workersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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