Membrane fluidity does not explain how solvents act on the middle-ear reflex

Wathier, Ludivine; Venet, Thomas; Thomas, Aurélie; Nunge, Hervé; Bonfanti, Elodie; Cosnier, Frédéric; Parietti‐Winkler, Cécile; Campo, Pierre; Tsan, Pascale; Bouguet‐Bonnet, Sabine; Gansmüller, Axel

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“…Animal experiments have demonstrated that solvents such as toluene, styrene, xylene and ethyl benzene could affect the auditory function through their toxic action on the organ of Corti, the auditory pathways and the middle-ear reflex. 53 Zhang et al reported that styrene might have an effect on the auditory system, and the combined effects of toluene, xylene, and noise could lead to a significant increase in the hearing threshold. 54 Campo et al found that the temporal structure of noise was able to modify the ototoxicity of styrene in experimental animals and a moderate level of styrene enhanced the cochlear damage caused by impulse noise.…”

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Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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ObjectiveMost of the Chinese occupational population are becoming at risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). However, there is a limited number of literature reviews on occupational NIHL in China. This study aimed to analyse the prevalence and characteristics of occupational NIHL in the Chinese population using data from relevant studies.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.MethodsFrom December 2019 to February 2020, we searched the literature through databases, including Web of Science, PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, the China National Knowledge Internet, Chinese Sci-Tech Journal Database (weip.com), WanFang Database and China United Library Database, for studies on NIHL in China published in 1993–2019 and analysed the correlation between NIHL and occupational exposure to noise, including exposure to complex noise and coexposure to noise and chemicals.ResultsA total of 71 865 workers aged 33.5±8.7 years were occupationally exposed to 98.6±7.2 dB(A) (A-weighted decibels) noise for a duration of 9.9±8.4 years in the transportation, mining and typical manufacturing industries. The prevalence of occupational NIHL in China was 21.3%, of which 30.2% was related to high-frequency NIHL (HFNIHL), 9.0% to speech-frequency NIHL and 5.8% to noise-induced deafness. Among manufacturing workers, complex noise contributed to greater HFNIHL than Gaussian noise (overall weighted OR (OR)=1.95). Coexposure to noise and chemicals such as organic solvents, welding fumes, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide led to greater HFNIHL than noise exposure alone (overall weighted OR=2.36). Male workers were more likely to experience HFNIHL than female workers (overall weighted OR=2.26). Age, noise level and exposure duration were also risk factors for HFNIHL (overall weighted OR=1.35, 5.63 and 1.75, respectively).ConclusionsThe high prevalence of occupational NIHL in China was related to the wide distribution of noise in different industries as well as high-level and long-term noise exposure. The prevalence was further aggravated by exposure to complex noise or coexposure to noise and specific chemicals. Additional efforts are needed to reduce occupational noise exposure in China.

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Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…In today's complex industrial environments, noise and chemicals, such as solvents, are found in many workplaces, and are part of the daily life of numerous workers. Studies conducted with experimental animals provide robust evidence that solvents, such as toluene, styrene, xylene, and ethyl benzene, can affect the auditory function through their toxic action on the organ of Corti, auditory pathways, as well as on the middle-ear reflex (Venet et al, 2011;Wathier et al, 2016). In addition, aromatic solvents can interact synergistically with noise.…”

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Use of the kurtosis statistic in an evaluation of the effects of noise and solvent exposures on the hearing thresholds of workers: An exploratory study

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et al. 2018

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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The aim of this exploratory study was to examine whether the kurtosis metric can contribute to investigations of the effects of combined exposure to noise and solvents on human hearing thresholds. Twenty factory workers exposed to noise and solvents along with 20 workers of similar age exposed only to noise in eastern China were investigated using pure-tone audiometry (1000–8000 Hz). Exposure histories and shift-long noise recording files were obtained for each participant. The data were used in the calculation of the cumulative noise exposure (CNE) and CNE adjusted by the kurtosis metric for each participant. Passive samplers were used to measure solvent concentrations for each worker exposed to solvents over the full work shift. Results showed an interaction between noise exposure and solvents for the hearing threshold at 6000 Hz. This effect was observed only when the CNE level was adjusted by the kurtosis metric.

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The Global Prevalence of Noise Induced Hearing Impairment Among Industrial Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Hosseinian-Far,

Zarei

et al. 2024

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Membrane fluidity does not explain how solvents act on the middle-ear reflex

Cited by 8 publications

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Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Use of the kurtosis statistic in an evaluation of the effects of noise and solvent exposures on the hearing thresholds of workers: An exploratory study

The Global Prevalence of Noise Induced Hearing Impairment Among Industrial Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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