농촌의학ㆍ지역보건 (Journal of agricultural medicine and community health)

한국농촌의학지역보건학회 (Korean Society for Rural Medicine and Community Health)
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일개 종합병원을 방문한 어선원에서 발생한 소음성 난청의 특징

Characteristics of Noise Induced Hearing Loss of Fishermen Visiting a General Hospital

  • 정유선 (동국대학교 의과대학 이비인후과교실) ;
  • 김창회 (동국대학교 의과대학 이비인후과교실)
  • You Sun Chung (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Chang Hoi Kim (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 투고 : 2023.03.07
  • 심사 : 2023.03.20
  • 발행 : 2023.03.31
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2022년 11월부터 2023년 2월까지 동국대학교 경주병원 이비인후과 외래를 내원한 환자 중에서 소음성 난청을 가진 어선원의 의무기록을 후향적으로 검토하여 소음성 난청을 가진 총 10명의 19개 귀의 청각학적 특성을 분석하였다. 모두 60세 이상의 남자였고 소음에 노출된 기간은 평균적으로 38.9 ± 10.8년으로 장기간 소음에 노출되었으나 난청기간은 평균적으로 13.4 ± 4.3년으로 소음노출에 비해서 늦게 난청을 인지하였다. 고음역 평균역치가 저음역 평균역치보다 높지만, 8 kHz에서 하강하는 청력도를 보였고 고음역 평균 청력역치가 75 dB 초과인 경우는 10.5%이나 저음역 평균 청력역치가 40 dB 초과인 경우가 57.9%를 차지하였다. 순음청력검사상 평균 청력역치는 52.2 ± 7.1 dB, 어음청취역치는 34.0 ± 11.1 dB, 어음명료도검사는 81.5 ± 11.4%, 청성뇌간반응검사의 청력역치는 56.8 ± 6.7 dB, 청성지속반응검사의 청력역치는 63.7 ± 7.6 dB였다. 향후 다기관 연구에서는 어선의 소음의 크기 및 근로시간 등 근로환경에 대한 조사를 같이 시행하여 소음노출을 확인 후 어선원 소음성 난청 청각학적 특성을 분석해야 할 것이다.

Objectives: To obtain audiologic basic data to diagnose the noise induced hearing loss of workers in fisheries. Methods: The charts of the referred fishermen with noise induced hearing loss from November 2022 to February 2023 at a general hospital were retrospectively reviewed. Pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem response test and auditory steady state response test were conducted. Results: All of them were men over 60 years of age, and the average duration of exposure to noise was 38.9 ± 10.8 years, and the average symptom duration of hearing loss was 13.4 ± 4.3 years. Although the hearing thresholds in the high frequencies were higher than thresholds in the low frequencies, the audiogram showed a down-sloping pattern without rebound at 8 kHz. 10.5% of the cases had thresholds greater than 75 dB in high frequencies, but 57.9% had thresholds greater than 40 dB in low frequencies. Other hearing test results of fishermen were similar to those of general noise-induced hearing loss. Conclusions: Although the fishermen were exposed to noise for a long time, they recognized hearing loss late. The hearing threshold in lower frequencies of the fishermen was higher than expected. Further studies will be needed to analyze the audiologic characteristics of noise-induced hearing loss of the fishermen after confirming noise exposure by conducting a survey on the working environment, such as the noise level and working hours.

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