A5030976657- Noise Effects and Management
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Effects of Vibration on Health
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control
- Industrial and Mining Safety
- Transportation Systems and Safety
- Advancements in Materials Engineering
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Public health and occupational medicine
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Ion Channels and Receptors
Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
2014-2023
NOF Corporation (Japan)
2013
University of Łódź
2012
Medical University of Lodz
1993-2011
National Institutes of Health
1993-2008
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
1989-2008
Zakłady Magnezytowe (Poland)
2003
Wojewódzki Ośrodek Medycyny Pracy
1996
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
1993
<i>Objective:</i> Occupational voice disorders in Poland account for over 25% of all occupational diseases. The aim the study was to assess prevalence problems general population Polish teachers, and identify risk factors developing pathology. <i>Patients Methods:</i> group comprised 425 female full-time teachers (most them primary secondary school, age ranging from 23 61 years) 83 non-teacher women (control) whose jobs did not involve vocal effort, matched group. All...
Current notions of "hearing impairment," as reflected in clinical audiological practice, do not acknowledge the needs individuals who have normal hearing pure tone sensitivity but experience auditory processing difficulties everyday life that are indexed by reduced performance other more sophisticated audiometric tests such speech audiometry noise or complex non-speech sound perception. This disorder, defined "Auditory Processing Disorder" (APD) "Central Auditory is classified current tenth...
Learning Objectives Recall the reported effects of exposure to styrene and noise on cochlear hair cells hearing function in rats. Describe which possible confounding factors were not controlled for this study, what results indicate about respective ototoxic humans noise. Characterize isolated combined Ototoxicity synergistic action have been shown The data are scarce equivocal. This study evaluated occupational exposures hearing. group, comprised 290-yacht yard plastic factory workers, was...
<i>Objective:</i> An incorrect voice emission is a risk factor for developing occupational disorders. The study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of therapy in female teachers with dysphonia. <i>Methods:</i> comprised 133 subjects disorders, taking part vocal training programme. A reference group present included 53 Questionnaire surveys, phoniatric examination and videostroboscopic evaluation were conducted initial control examination. <i>Results:</i>...
Questionnaire and audiometric data of 701 dockyard workers (517 noise organic solvent mixture-exposed 184 noise-only-exposed) were referred to 205 control subjects not exposed either or solvents. The odds ratio (OR) hearing loss was significantly increased by approximately 3 times in the noise-only group almost 5 group. A moderate effect ototoxicity, addition noise, observed on threshold at a frequency 8 kHz. ORs for 1.12 each increment 1 year age, 1.07 every decibel lifetime exposure...
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is an important occupational hazard that results from interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Although the risk factors have been studied quite extensively, little known about On basis of multiple studies, it was proposed oxidative stress plays role in development NIHL. Here, we investigated whether variations (single nucleotide polymorphisms; SNPs) catalase gene (CAT), one genes involved stress, influence noise susceptibility. Audiometric...
Millions of people are daily exposed to high levels noise. Consequently, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one the most important occupational health hazards worldwide. In this study, we performed an association study for NIHL based on a candidate gene approach. 644 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in 53 genes were analyzed two independent sample sets, Swedish set and part Polish set. Eight SNPs with promising results selected analysed remaining samples. One SNP PCDH15 (rs7095441),...
Summary Noise‐induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the leading occupational health risks in industrialized countries. It results from an interaction between environmental and genetic factors, however nature factors contributing to NIHL has not yet been clarified. Here, we investigated whether variations 10 genes putatively involved potassium recycling pathway inner ear may influence susceptibility noise. 99 SNPs were genotyped Polish noise‐exposed workers, categorized into susceptible...
The aim of the study was to assess applicability Voice Handicap Index (VHI) in screening diagnostics voice dysfunction and evaluation level handicap due dysphonia.A total 165 patients with disorders (vocal paresis, benign vocal fold masses, functional dysphonia) 65 healthy controls completed VHI questionnaire. All participants were subjected maximum phonation time (MPT) assessment, also laryngovideostroboscopy.The scores for differed significantly (p<0.001). A significant correlation...
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a complex disease resulting from the interaction between external and intrinsic/genetic factors. Based on mice studies, one of most interesting candidate gene for NIHL susceptibility CDH23-encoding cadherin 23, component stereocilia tip links. The aim this study was to analyze selected CDH23 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) evaluate their with environmental individual factors in respect humans.A group consisted 314 worst-hearing 313 best-hearing...
Objectives It is known that some industrial organic solvents are ototoxic. This study was aimed at evaluating the hearing effects of a mixture alone or in combination with noise on employees paint and lacquer enterprises. The concentration below occupational exposure limits (OEL) for most subjects. Methods Altogether 517 subjects were divided into following three groups: persons no risk due to solvent workplace, workers exposed only, both noise. Results relative (RR) loss solvent-only group...
<i>Objective:</i> The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between acoustic analysis and biopsychosocial implications voice problems, evaluated by Voice Handicap Index (VHI). <i>Materials Methods:</i> comprised 120 female teachers with disorders, videolaryngostroboscopy. 60.8% group were diagnosed as having functional dysphonia 39.2% had benign vocal fold masses (nodules polyps). controls consisted 30 euphonic women. correlations VHI assessed in both...
Teachers are at risk of developing voice disorders. A clinical battery vocal function tests should include non-invasive and accurate measurements. The quantitative methods (e.g., acoustic analysis) make it possible to objectively evaluate efficiency outcomes dysphonia treatment.To identify signs fatigue, waveform perturbations during sustained phonation were measured before after the vocal-loading test in 51 professionally active female teachers with functional disorders, using IRIS...
The common GJB2 (Connexin 26) 35delG mutation might contribute to the development of age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) and noise-induced loss (NIHL).GJB2, a gene encoding gap junction protein expressed in inner ear, has been suggested be involved potassium recycling pathway cochlea. mutations account for large number individuals with nonsyndromic recessive loss, being most frequent populations European origin. Other genes homeostasis have associated ARHI NIHL, distortion product...