Hearing Loss and Annual Earnings Over a 20-Year Period: The HUNT Cohort Study.

Objectives: The association between hearing loss and income has only been examined in cross-sectional studies. We aim to study annual increase in earnings over 20 years, comparing people with and without hearing loss.

Design: We used data from a population-based hearing study in Norway (The Trøndelag Health Study, 1996-1998), including 14,825 persons (46.

Prevalence and predictors of self-reported hearing aid use and benefit in Norway: the HUNT study.

Background: Knowledge on hearing aid use and benefit is important to ensure appropriate and effective treatment. We aimed to assess prevalence and predictors of hearing aid use and benefit in Norway, as well as possible birth cohort changes.

Methods: We analyzed two large cross-sectional, population-based hearing surveys of 63,182 adults in 1996-1998 and 2017-2019 (the HUNT study).

Hearing loss, hearing aid use, and performance on the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA): findings from the HUNT study in Norway.

Purpose: To evaluate the associations between hearing status and hearing aid use and performance on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in older adults in a cross-sectional study in Norway.

Methods: This study utilized data from the fourth wave of the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT4, 2017-2019). Hearing thresholds at frequencies of 0.

No accelerated 20-year hearing decline after occupational noise exposure has ceased: The HUNT study.

Objectives: It has been suggested that noise exposure can accelerate hearing decline after the noise exposure has ceased. We aimed to assess long-term hearing decline in persons with and without prior occupational noise exposure.

Methods: We conducted a population-based longitudinal study in Norway using the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) from 1996 to 1998 (baseline) and from 2017 to 2019 (follow-up).

Occupational noise exposure and tinnitus: the HUNT Study.

Objective: We aimed to assess the association between occupational noise exposure and tinnitus. Further, to assess whether the association depends on hearing status.

Design: In this cross-sectional study, tinnitus (>1 h daily) was regressed on job exposure matrix (JEM)-based or self-reported occupational noise exposure, adjusted for confounders.

COPD and 20-year hearing decline: The HUNT cohort study.

Background: We aimed to assess the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and long-term hearing decline. A further aim was to study sex differences.

Methods: Population-based cohort study in Norway (the HUNT study) with baseline measurements in 1996-1998 and follow-up in 2017-2019.

Hearing loss, hearing aid use, and subjective memory complaints: Results of the HUNT study in Norway.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the association between hearing loss severity, hearing aid use, and subjective memory complaints in a large cross-sectional study in Norway.

Methods: Data were drawn from the fourth wave of the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT4 Hearing, 2017-2019). The hearing threshold was defined as the pure-tone average of 0.

Quantitative levels of noise exposure and 20-year hearing decline: findings from a prospective cohort study (the HUNT Study).

Objective: We aimed to assess the association between occupational noise exposure and long-term hearing decline.

Design: This prospective cohort study used linear regression to investigate the association between occupational noise exposure and 20-year hearing decline, adjusted for important confounders.

Study Sample: The Norwegian cohort ( = 4,448) participated in two population-based health studies with pure-tone audiometry; HUNT2 1996-1998 and HUNT4 2017-2019.

Hearing threshold and physical performance in older people: a cross-sectional study from the HUNT4 cohort.

Purpose: To evaluate the association between increased hearing loss and reduced physical performance in older people.

Methods: Cross-sectional population-based study using data from the fourth wave of the Trøndelag Health Survey (HUNT4) in Norway. Data were obtained from the subproject HUNT4 Hearing which collected audiometric data of people > 70 years (N = 13,197).

Hearing loss, sick leave, and disability pension: findings from the HUNT follow-up study.

Background: Evidence on the association between hearing loss and sick leave or disability pension is to a great extent based on few cross-sectional studies and remains unclear. We aim to assess the associations in a long-term follow-up population study.

Methods: We used baseline data from a large population-based hearing study in Norway, the HUNT Hearing study (1996-1998).

Cohort difference in the association between use of recreational firearms and hearing loss: findings from the HUNT study.

Objectives: The risk of noise injury from recreational firearm use is well known. Despite preventive measures it is uncertain whether it has become less harmful. We assessed whether the association between recreational firearm use and hearing has changed during the last two decades.

Weaker association between hearing loss and non-employment in recent generations: the HUNT cohort study.

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of hearing loss (HL) among employed persons, the association between HL and non-employment, assessing whether this has changed over the last two decades. To identify susceptible groups for HL-related work problems and examine the association between HL and co-worker relations.

Design: Cross-sectional analyses of working-age participants (20-66 years).

Personal Music Players and Hearing Loss: The HUNT Cohort Study.

It is unclear whether the current average use of personal music players (PMPs) including mobile phones has affected hearing in the general population. The association between the use of PMPs and hearing loss was assessed in a large population cross-sectional and follow-up study with the following distribution: cross-sectional (2018):  = 26,606, 56% women, mean age 54 years and 20-year follow-up (baseline 1998):  = 12,115, 57% women, mean age at baseline 43 years. Hearing threshold was determined as pure-tone average over the frequencies 3, 4, and 6 kHz.

Tremor measurements in a 22-year cohort study of workers exposed to hand-held vibrating tools.

Objectives: The objectives of this cohort study were to evaluate possible long-term effects of occupational exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV) in terms of increased tremor. The aims were to evaluate whether exposure during follow-up, baseline hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), baseline manual dexterity or current medical conditions or life-style habits might be associated with increased tremor. A further aim was to compare two different activation conditions: postural vs rest tremor.

Explaining better hearing in Norway: a comparison of two cohorts 20 years apart - the HUNT study.

Background: The hearing function at a given age seems to have improved in more recent born cohorts in industrialized countries. But the reasons for the improvement have not yet been explained.

Methods: We investigated the extent to which better hearing in Norway is attributed to modifiable risk factors by using representative demographic and audiometric data from two cohorts of the Trøndelag Health Study, HUNT2 (1996-1998) and HUNT4 (2017-2019).

Better Hearing in Norway: A Comparison of Two HUNT Cohorts 20 Years Apart.

Objective: To obtain updated robust data on a age-specific prevalence of hearing loss in Norway and determine whether more recent birth cohorts have better hearing compared with earlier birth cohorts.

Design: Cross-sectional analyzes of Norwegian representative demographic and audiometric data from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)-HUNT2 Hearing (1996-1998) and HUNT4 Hearing (2017-2019), with the following distribution: HUNT2 Hearing (N=50,277, 53% women, aged 20 to 101 years, mean = 50.1, standard deviation = 16.

Occupational Noise Exposure and Vestibular Schwannoma: A Case-Control Study in Sweden.

It has been suggested that the association between self-reported occupational noise exposure and vestibular schwannoma (VS), found in several studies, represents recall bias. Therefore, we aimed to study the relationship in a large case-control study using occupational noise measurements. We performed a case-control study using data from Sweden for 1,913 VS cases diagnosed in 1961-2009 and 9,566 age- and sex-matched population controls.

Occupational noise exposure and asymmetric hearing loss: Results from the HUNT population study in Norway.

Background: A large population study with adequate data on confounders is required to determine whether asymmetric hearing loss (AHL) is associated with occupational noise exposure.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional population study in Norway (the Health Investigation in Nord-Trøndelag: HUNT) with 24 183 participants, using pure-tone audiometry and questionnaires. AHL was defined as a difference in hearing threshold between the right and left ears of greater than or equal to 15 dB for the pure-tone average of 0.

Examination of work-related diseases among young people in Norway.

Background: The hospital departments for occupational medicine and the National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI) established a shared, anonymous patient register in 2009. This report describes the diagnoses, occupations and exposure factors that occur most frequently in the youngest patient group. This will reflect exposures in modern working life in particular, and thus produce important knowledge with regard to targeted prevention efforts.

Otitis Media in Childhood and Disease in Adulthood: A 40-Year Follow-Up Study.

Objectives: The pathogenesis of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) includes complex interactions between microbial, immunologic, and genetic factors. To our knowledge, no study has focused on the association between childhood otitis media, immune regulation, inflammatory conditions, and chronic disease in adulthood. The present study aims to assess whether CSOM in childhood predicts immune-related inflammatory disorders or cardiovascular disease in adulthood.

Childhood sensorineural hearing loss and adult mental health up to 43 years later: results from the HUNT study.

Background: Hearing loss is a global public health problem putting millions of people at risk of experiencing impediments in communication and potentially impaired mental health. Many studies in this field are based on small, cross sectional samples using self-report measures. The present study aims to investigate the association between childhood sensorineural hearing loss and mental health in adult men and women longitudinally in a large cohort with a matched control group, and hearing is measured by pure-tone audiometry.

Occupational health examinations of patients in Norway.

Background: In 2009, the hospital departments of occupational medicine and the National Institute of Occupational Health established a joint, anonymous examination register. The objective was to achieve a better overview of occupational health examinations of patients in Norway, including changes in occupationally related exposure and illness over time.

Material And Method: After the patient consultation the examining doctor completes a form, which is subsequently registered electronically.

No Association Between Time of Onset of Hearing Loss (Childhood Versus Adulthood) and Self-Reported Hearing Handicap in Adults.

Purpose: This study examined the association between time of onset of hearing loss (childhood vs. adulthood) and self-reported hearing handicap in adults.

Methods: This is a population-based cohort study of 2,024 adults (mean = 48 years) with hearing loss (binaural pure-tone average 0.

Cardiovascular risk factors and hearing loss: The HUNT study.

Objective: The purpose of the present paper was to examine the association between prospectively and cross-sectionally assessed cardiovascular risk factors and hearing loss.

Design: Hearing was assessed by pure-tone average thresholds at low (0.25-0.