Open AccessHearing impairment in military personnel in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Fahad Alsaab,
Abdulaziz K Alaraifi,
Wafa A Alhomaydan,
Ahmed Z Ahmed,
Ahmed Gasim Elzubair
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_501_20
Subject(s) - tinnitus , medicine , hearing loss , audiology , military personnel , pure tone audiometry , audiometry , cross sectional study , multivariate analysis , pathology , political science , law
Noise exposure is one of the most common occupational hazards worldwide. Studies have shown that the prevalence of hearing loss and tinnitus is higher in military personnel than in other occupations. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of hearing impairment in military personnel in Eastern Saudi Arabia.