High-Frequency Hearing Loss and High Blood Pressure among Employees Participating in Audiometry at Occupational Medicine Clinic, Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital during 2011 – 2012
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the association between high frequency hearing loss and high blood pressure among employees, participating in audiometry at occupational medicine clinic, Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012. A sample of 1,147 employees were enrolled. 374 participants with low-frequency hearing loss and missing data on blood pressure were excluded. Totally 773 recruits were participated in this study.
The result showed that factors which were statistical signifi icantly related to high-frequency hearing loss were age, disease history of hyper tension, tobacco use, duration of noise exposure, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. After adjustment for age, bilateral high-frequency hearing loss was signi ificantly correlated with diastolic blood pressure, whereas left ear high frequency hearing loss was statistically signifi icant related to systolic blood pressure.
In conclusion, this study showed that there was an association between high-frequency hearing loss and high blood pressure. The management of noise exposure from concerning authorities should be started to minimize the risk of coronary heart disease.
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