Open AccessThyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroxine alterations in subjects with occupational hearing loss
Author(s) -
Nastaran Ranjbar,
Hossein Namvar Arefi,
Mohammad Maarefvand,
Akram Pourbakht,
Ali Shahbazi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_101_19
Subject(s) - hearing loss , medicine , thyroid , noise induced hearing loss , hormone , endocrinology , industrial noise , thyroid stimulating hormone , pathophysiology , noise exposure , audiology , physiology
Occupational hearing loss (OHL) is caused by exposure to industrial noise. Alterations in the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) levels are related to hearing loss. The purpose of this study is to investigate the TSH and FT4 level alterations in OHL.