The Efficacy of Extended High-Frequency Audiometry in Early Detection of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
Early detection of noise-induced hearing loss is important to prevent the extension of hearing loss to speech frequencies. This study was assessed the efficacy of high frequency audiometry for early detection of NIHL by a systematic review of literature and meta-analysis. A systematic literature search was performed in Medline, Scopus, ISI web of science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Health star, and Ovid databases. Mean difference between hearing threshold in conventional and high frequencies was considered as the effect size. Pooled and stratum-specific MD was estimated. The number of 23 and 11 systematic review and meta-analysis studies were entered respectively throughout 3031 articles which initially searched. Since mean difference was higher in exposed subjects than non-exposed ones in most hearing frequencies, therefore, the effect size was higher in high frequencies, though not statistically significant. High frequency audiometry cannot be considered as a method for early detection of NIHL.
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37. Lüders D, Goncalves CGO, Lacerda ABM, Ribas A, de Conto J. Music students: conventional hearing thresholds and at high frequencies, Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 80(4):296-304.
38. Wang E, Gong W, Chen W, Ma X, Xia H, Chen J. Detection of early noise-induced hearing impairment in pilots, Journal of Otology 2008; 3(2): 108-112.
39. Ottoni AOC, Barbosa-Branco A, Boger ME, Garavelli SL. Study of the noise spectrum on high frequency thresholds in workers exposed to noise, Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 78(4):108-14.
40. Goncalvez CG, Lacerda ABM, Zeigelboim BS, Marques JM, Luders D. Auditory thresholds among military musicians: conventional and high frequency, CoDAS 2013;25(2):181-7
41. Macca I, Scapellato ML, Carrieri M, Maso S, Trevisan A, Bartolucci GB. High-frequency hearing thresholds: effects of age, occupational ultrasound and noise exposure, Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2014, DOI 10.1007/s00420-014-0951-8.
42. Osterhammel D. High-frequency audiometry and noise-induced hearing loss, Scand Audiol 1979, 8: 85-90.
43. Laukli E, Mair IW. High frequency audiometry: normative studies and preliminary experiences. Scand Audiol 1985; 14: 151–158.
44. Dreschler WA, Hulst RJ, Tange RA, Urbanus NAM. The role of high frequency audiometry in early detection of ototoxicity. Audiology 1985; 24: 387–395.
45. Stelmachowicz PG, Beauchaine KA, Kalbere A. High-frequency audiometry: test reliability and procedural considerations. J Acoust Soc Am 1989;85:879-87.
46. Silva IMC Silva, Feitosa MAG. High-frequency audiometry in young and older adults when conventional audiometry is normal, Rev Bras Otorrinolaringol 2006; 72(5):665-72.
2. Lopes AC, Passarelli de Melo AD, Santos CC. A study of the high-frequency hearing thresholds of dentistry professionals, Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 16(2):226-231.
3. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW). Monitoring the state of occupational safety and health in the European Union pilot study, 2000.
4. Tak S, Davis RR, Calvert GM. Exposure to hazardous workplace noise and use of hearing protection devices among US workers: NHANES, 1999–2004. Am J Ind Med 2009; 52: 358–71.
5. Korres GS, Balatsouras DG, Tzagaroulakis A, Kandiloros D, Ferekidis E. Extended high-frequency audiometry in subjects exposed to occupational noise, B-ENT 2008, 4, 147-155.
6. Henderson D, Hamernik RP. Biologic bases of noise-induced hearing loss. Occup Med 1995; 10: 513-534.
7. Hansen TS, Brask T, Larsen S. High frequency air conduction audiometry. Testing of a new low impedance circumaural transducer system in normal young persons. Scand Audiol 1993; 22: 37-42.
8. Fausti SA, Erickson DA, Frey RH, Rappaport BZ, Schechter MA. The effect of noise upon human hearing sensitivity from 8000 to 20000 Hz, J Acoust Soc Am 1981; 69(5): 1343-49.
9. Hamill T, Haas WH. The relationship of pulsed, continuous and warble extended-high frequency thresholds. J Commun Disord 1986:19(3) 227-35.
10. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Noise in Figures Risk Observatory. Luxembourg, 2005. pp. 1–116.
11. Nelson DI, Nelson RY, Concha-Barrientos M, Fingerhut M. The global burden of occupational noise-induced hearing loss. Am J Ind Med 2005; 48: 446–458.
12. Hong O. Hearing loss among operating engineers in American construction industry, Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2005; 78(7): 565–574.
13. Somma G, Pietroiusti A, Magrini A, et al. Extended high-frequency audiometry and noise induced hearing loss in cement workers, Am J Ind Med 2008; 51: 452–462.
14. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USDOL OSHA), “Noise and Hearing Conservation,” 2002, available at URL: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/noisehearingconservation/.
15. R¨osler G. Progression of hearing loss caused by occupational noise, Scand Audiol 1994; 23: 13–37.
16. Leensen MCJ, Van Duivenbooden JC, Dreschler WA. A retrospective analysis of noise-induced hearing loss in the Dutch construction industry, Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2011, 84(5): 577–590.
17. da Rocha RLO, Atherino CCT, Frota SMMC. High-frequency audiometry in normal hearing military firemen exposed to noise, Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 76(6): 687-94.
18. Schmuziger N, Jochen P, Probst R. An assessment of threshold shifts in non-proffessionals pop/rock musicians using conventional and extended high frequency audiometry, Ear Hearing 2007; 28(5): 643-8.
19. Singh R, Saxena R, Varshney S. Early detection of noise induced hearing loss by using ultra high frequency audiometry, Int J Otorhinolaryngol 2008; 10 (2): 1-5.
20. Clark WW, Bohne BA. Effects of noise on hearing, JAMA 1999; 281:1658-1659.
21. Sliwinska-Kowalska M, Kotylo P. Occupational exposure to noise decreases otoacoustic emission efferent suppression, Int J Audiol 2002; 41: 113-119.
22. Riga M, Korres G, Balatsouras D, Korres S. Screening protocols for the prevention of occupational noise-induced hearing loss: The role of conventional and extended high frequency audiometry may vary according to the years of employment, Med Sci Monit 2010; 16(7): CR352-356.
23. OSHA. Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Final regulatory analysis of the hearing conservation amendment. Report No. 723-860/752 1B3. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office; 1981.
24. Mehrparvar AH, Mirmohammadi SJ, Ghoreishi A, Mollasadeghi A, Loukzadeh Z. High-frequency audiometry: A means for early diagnosis of noise-induced hearing loss, Noise Health 2011; 13(55): 402-406.
25. Le Prell CG, Spankovich C, Lobarinas E, Griffiths SK. Extended high frequency thresholds in college students: effects of music player use and other recreational noise, J Am Acad Audiol 2013; 24(8): 725–739.
26. Mehrparvar AH, Mirmohammadi SJ, Davari MH, et al. Conventional Audiometry, Extended High-Frequency Audiometry, and DPOAE for Early Diagnosis of NIHL, Iran Red Cres Med J 2014; 16(1): e9628.
27. Okstad S, Mair IW, Laukli E. High-frequency audiometry: Air- and electric bone-conduction. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 1988; 449: 159-60.
28. Stelmachowicz PG, Beauchaine KA, Kalberer A, Langer T, Jesteadt W.The reliability of auditory thresholds in the 8 to 20 kHz range using a prototype audiometer. J Acoust Soc Am 1988; 83: 1528-35.
29. Sakamoto M, Sugasawa M, Kaga K, Kamio T. Average thresholds in the 8 to 20 kHz range in young adults. Scand Audiol 1998; 27: 169-72.
30. Fletcher JL. A history of high frequency hearing research and application. Semin Hear 1985; 6: 325–329.
31. Antonioli CAS, Momensohn-Santos TM, Benaglia TAS. High-frequency audiometry hearing on monitoring of individuals exposed to occupational noise: A systematic review, Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 20 (3): 281-289.
32. Jelicic Kadic A, Vucic K, Dosenovic S, Sapunar D, Puljak L. Extracting data from figures with software was faster, with higher interrater reliability than manual extraction. J clin epidemiol 2016; 74: 119-123.
33. Hallmo P, Borchgrevink HM, Mair IW. Extended high-frequency thresholds in noise-induced hearing loss. Scand Audiol 1995; 24: 47-52.
34. Ahmed HO, Dennis JS, Badran O, et al. High-frequency (10–18 kHz) hearing thresholds: reliability, and effects of age and occupational noise exposure, Occup Med 2001; 51 (4): 245–258.
35. Schwarze S, Notbohm G, Gärtner C. High frequency audiometry and noise-induced hearing loss: A contribution to prevention by early diagnosis of a vulnerable hearing? Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2005, Dortmund, Germany.
36. Sulaiman AH, Husain R, Seluakumaran K. Evaluation of early hearing damage in personal listening device users using extended high-frequency audiometry and otoacoustic emissions, Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2013, DOI 10.1007/s00405-013-2612-z.
37. Lüders D, Goncalves CGO, Lacerda ABM, Ribas A, de Conto J. Music students: conventional hearing thresholds and at high frequencies, Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 80(4):296-304.
38. Wang E, Gong W, Chen W, Ma X, Xia H, Chen J. Detection of early noise-induced hearing impairment in pilots, Journal of Otology 2008; 3(2): 108-112.
39. Ottoni AOC, Barbosa-Branco A, Boger ME, Garavelli SL. Study of the noise spectrum on high frequency thresholds in workers exposed to noise, Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 78(4):108-14.
40. Goncalvez CG, Lacerda ABM, Zeigelboim BS, Marques JM, Luders D. Auditory thresholds among military musicians: conventional and high frequency, CoDAS 2013;25(2):181-7
41. Macca I, Scapellato ML, Carrieri M, Maso S, Trevisan A, Bartolucci GB. High-frequency hearing thresholds: effects of age, occupational ultrasound and noise exposure, Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2014, DOI 10.1007/s00420-014-0951-8.
42. Osterhammel D. High-frequency audiometry and noise-induced hearing loss, Scand Audiol 1979, 8: 85-90.
43. Laukli E, Mair IW. High frequency audiometry: normative studies and preliminary experiences. Scand Audiol 1985; 14: 151–158.
44. Dreschler WA, Hulst RJ, Tange RA, Urbanus NAM. The role of high frequency audiometry in early detection of ototoxicity. Audiology 1985; 24: 387–395.
45. Stelmachowicz PG, Beauchaine KA, Kalbere A. High-frequency audiometry: test reliability and procedural considerations. J Acoust Soc Am 1989;85:879-87.
46. Silva IMC Silva, Feitosa MAG. High-frequency audiometry in young and older adults when conventional audiometry is normal, Rev Bras Otorrinolaringol 2006; 72(5):665-72.
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Mehrparvar AH, Farzan A, Zare Sakhvidi MJ, Davari MH. The Efficacy of Extended High-Frequency Audiometry in Early Detection of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Occup Hyg. 2018;10(4):250-264.
