Cheryl R Stein1, David J Lee, Gregory A Flamme, James E Cone. 1. World Trade Center Health Registry, Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York (Dr Stein, Dr Cone); Department of Public Health Sciences, Ophthalmology, and Otolaryngology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida (Dr Lee); Stephenson and Stephenson Research and Consulting (SASRAC), Forest Grove, Oregon (Dr Flamme).
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between 9/11-related exposures and self-reported hearing problems among 16,579 rescue/recovery workers in the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Registry. METHODS: Using Registry Waves 1 (2003 to 2004) and 2 (2006 to 2007), we modeled the association between two metrics of 9/11-related exposures and hearing difficulties. RESULTS: The prevalence of incident, persistent hearing problems was 4.4%. In a fully adjusted model, workers with higher environmental hazards scores were twice as likely (interquartile range OR 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.8, 2.5) to report hearing problems. Based on the same fully adjusted model, workers unable to hear in the dust cloud were 2.3 (95% CI 1.8, 3.0) times more likely to report hearing problems as compared with workers not in the dust cloud. CONCLUSIONS: We observed a consistent association between WTC-related exposures and self-reported hearing problems among rescue/recovery workers.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between 9/11-related exposures and self-reported hearing problems among 16,579 rescue/recovery workers in the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Registry. METHODS: Using Registry Waves 1 (2003 to 2004) and 2 (2006 to 2007), we modeled the association between two metrics of 9/11-related exposures and hearing difficulties. RESULTS: The prevalence of incident, persistent hearing problems was 4.4%. In a fully adjusted model, workers with higher environmental hazards scores were twice as likely (interquartile range OR 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.8, 2.5) to report hearing problems. Based on the same fully adjusted model, workers unable to hear in the dust cloud were 2.3 (95% CI 1.8, 3.0) times more likely to report hearing problems as compared with workers not in the dust cloud. CONCLUSIONS: We observed a consistent association between WTC-related exposures and self-reported hearing problems among rescue/recovery workers.
Authors: Lisa M Gargano; Kimberly Mantilla; Monique Fairclough; Shengchao Yu; Robert M Brackbill Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2018-02-03 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: James E Cone; Cheryl R Stein; David J Lee; Gregory A Flamme; Jennifer Brite Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-10-12 Impact factor: 3.390