KMID : 0390220120230010070
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Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 2012 Volume.23 No. 1 p.70 ~ p.73
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Audiometric Study of Police Officers Who Visit National Police Hospital to Complain of Tinnitus or Hearing Disturbance
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Jung Hye-Won
Joo Joon-Bum Cho Ju-Eun Kim Jong-Yang
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives : There is a lack of data about police officers¡¯s hearing thresholds in Korea. We evaluate audiometric study in police officers who visit national police hospital to complain of tinnitus or hearing disturbance.
Materials and Methods: We undertook a retrospective study using review of medical records. We divided 3 groups to age (I : 31-40, II : 41-50, III : 51-59), determined the thresholds of hearing according to frequency and site in each group.
Results: The hearing was significantly worse in left side than right side at 6 kHz in group III (p£¼0.05). All groups showed the hearing threshold was below 30 dB at 125 Hz, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1k Hz, 2k Hz, and above 35 dB at 4, 6, 8 kHz at both side. The hearing threshold was increasing according to age. The hearing threshold was significantly worse at all the frequencies in group III than group I (p£¼0.05).
Conclusion: Police officers who visit national police hospital to complain of tinnitus or hearing disturbance had both high frequencies hearing loss and tinnitus. Hearing loss was worse according to age-related acoustic trauma. Further research and prevention of hearing loss should be needed.
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KEYWORD
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Hearing loss, Police officers, Tinnitus
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