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Risk Factors of Hearing Loss Among Thai Naval Divers

dc.contributor.authorSutasinee Srinoonen_US
dc.contributor.authorIkuharu Moriokaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSrirat Lormphongsen_US
dc.contributor.authorSomjate Boonsingen_US
dc.contributor.authorOrawan Kaewboonchooen_US
dc.contributor.otherWakayama Medical Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherMahidol Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherThammasat Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherBurapha Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherAbhakornkiartiwong Hospitalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-27T09:58:40Z
dc.date.available2020-01-27T09:58:40Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-01en_US
dc.description.abstract© 2019 APJPH. This study aimed to clarify the prevalence of hearing loss and its risk factors among Thai naval divers. The participants were 263 military divers in the Royal Thai Navy, aged 22 to 55 years. The participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire and to undergo the examinations on hearing acuity and physical measurement. The average diving year was 16.1 years. The participants dived 2.1 times a week until to 132.3 fsw (4-5 ata) in average. Sixty-one percent of them had hearing loss. In order to determine the diving exposure dose for the participants, total diving depth was calculated from diving years, diving times a week and maximal diving depth. Multiple linear regression analysis showed the hearing level associated with total diving depth and the experience of no-decompression diving. This result suggests that the Royal Thai Navy should manage diving conditions for conserving hearing acuity of Thai naval divers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAsia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. Vol.31, No.3 (2019), 219-226en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1010539519839816en_US
dc.identifier.issn10105395en_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-85064668481en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/51770
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
dc.rights.holderSCOPUSen_US
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dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.titleRisk Factors of Hearing Loss Among Thai Naval Diversen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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