High-frequency hearing loss, occupational noise exposure and hypertension: a cross-sectional study in male workers

• Main Authors: Lai Jim-Shoung (Author), Chen Ren-Yin (Author), Huang Kuei-Hung (Author), Liu Chiu-Shong (Author), Chang Ta-Yuan (Author), Bao Bo-Ying (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The association between occupational noise exposure and hypertension is inconsistent because of an exposure bias caused by outer-ear measurements of noise levels among workers. This study used hearing loss values (HLVs) measured at 4...