Do radiofrequency radiation affect the auditory system of people with occupational exposure?

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dc.contributor.authorMeriç, Faruk
dc.contributor.authorDaşdağ, Süleyman
dc.contributor.authorVergili, Kemal
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-1211-9677
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:56:04Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:56:04Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Kulak, Burun ve Boğaz Hastalıkları Ana Bilim Dalıen_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study intended to investigate whether radiofrequency (RF) affects auditory system of people who are occupationally exposed to RF in terms of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) or not. The study was carried out on 31 men from 26 to 53 years of age. All of them have been working in the Diyarbakir Radio Broadcasting Station. On the other hand, the control group was based on 30 unexposed voluntary and healthy men. The range of age for control group was the same as in the exposed group (experimental group). The results of the present study showed that the incidence of NIHL in the exposed group is more and more than that of the unexposed (control) group. The incidence of NIHL was approximately found 70% for exposed group and 6% for unexposed group. The difference of the incidence of NIHL between exposed and unexposed groups were statistically found significant for right and left ears at '4 kHz notch' (p < 0.001). Hearing loss was not observed below 1 kHz. The percentage difference in the incidence of hearing loss (decibel) between control and experimental group was found insignificant for frequency below 1 kHz (p > 0.05). The experimental group was also divided to three subgroups of technicians, officers and men staying in the quarters of radio broadcasting station. Three subgroups were compared with one another statistically. The incidence of NIHL for the right ears of technicians was found higher than the officer (p < 0.05). The incidence of NIHL for the left ears of men staying in quarters was found higher than officers (p < 0.05). The other results of comparison were found insignificant (p > 0.05). In conclusion, the incidence of NIHL at '4 kHz Notch' in the experimental group was found more common than the control group.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMeriç, F., Daşdağ, S. ve Vergili, K. (1998). Do radiofrequency radiation affect the auditory system of people with occupational exposure?. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 3(1), 55-58.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/BF02931240
dc.identifier.endpage58en_US
dc.identifier.issn1342-078X
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0031806490
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage55en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931240
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/23246
dc.identifier.volume3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Tokyoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectNoise-induced hearing lossen_US
dc.subjectRadiofrequency radiationen_US
dc.titleDo radiofrequency radiation affect the auditory system of people with occupational exposure?en_US
dc.titleDo radiofrequency radiation affect the auditory system of people with occupational exposure?
dc.typeArticleen_US

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