Survey of commercial airline pilots' hearing loss.
64 commercial airline pilots (ages 35-64 yr, Mdn: 53) were surveyed regarding hearing loss and tinnitus. Within specific age groups, the proportions responding positively exceed the corresponding proportions in the general population reported by the National Center for Health Statistics.
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Flight Management and Human Factors Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D017677:Age Distribution; D006306:Health Surveys; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology