CDC&P: MMWR Vol. 66 / Early Release

MMWR Early Release Vol. 66, Early Release February 07, 2017   PDF   In this report Vital Signs: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Among Adults — United States 2011–2012 Yulia I Carroll, MD, PhD; John Eichwald, MA; Franco Scinicariello, MD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66(Early Release) Noise-induced hearing loss is a significant, often unrecognized health problem among U.S. adults. CDC analyzed the most recent available data collected both by questionnaire and audiometric tests of adult participants aged 20–69 years in the 2011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to determine the presence of audiometric notches indicative of noise-induced hearing loss. Persons exposed to loud noise at work were more than twice as likely to have audiometric notches. MMWR Masthead Stay up-to-date with the "voice of CDC" by downloading the MMWR Express app for fast access to MMWR: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_mobileapps.html. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   The CDC has reached over 1.3 million subscribers. Thank you for your support.                This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • 1600 Clifton Rd • Atlanta, GA 30333 • 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)