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Sunday, January 08, 2006The team conducted the study on 146 study participants with acoustic neuroma, as well as an additional 564 people without the tumor who served as controls were also interviewed by a nurse. Study participants ranged in age from 20 to 69, and of the 146 people with acoustic neuroma, nearly two out of three were 50 or older. Researchers found that the two types of loud noise posing the highest risk of acoustic neuroma development were exposure to machines, power tools and/or construction, which increased tumour risk by 1.8 times and exposure to music, including employment in the music industry, which increased the risk by 2.25. The abstract doesn't clue us into the absolute differences in noise exposure between the two groups, so it's hard to say how significant this finding is. It's a benign tumor, but annoying to have. It can cause vertigo and ringing in the ears. Sometimes, treating it is worse than having it. At any rate, we know that long term exposure to loud noises can cause hearing loss - so turn down those iPods. posted by Sydney on 1/08/2006 12:41:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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