@article{ref1,
title="Auditory function among young occupational divers: a 3-year follow-up study",
journal="Scandinavian audiology",
year="2000",
author="Skogstad, M. and Haldorsen, T. and Arnesen, A. R.",
volume="29",
number="4",
pages="245-252",
abstract="Auditory function was measured in a 3-year follow-up study of 54 young occupational divers divided into high-exposure (n = 23) and low-exposure (n = 31) groups. The divers performed open-sea dives with a median number of 132 dives (range 44-766) during follow-up. At the start of follow-up, hearing in the high-exposure group was reduced compared with that in the low-exposure group. During the follow-up period, the total group experienced a significantly reduced hearing ability at 4 kHz in the left ear. No difference in change between the last and the first measurement for both ears combined was found when the two groups were compared. A regression analysis of measurements at the end of follow-up shows an association between the loss of hearing in the left ear at 6 and 8 kHz and the total number of years of diving. This indicates that diving may contribute to hearing impairment.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0105-0397",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}