title: [The evaluation of the balance organ in workers occupationally exposed to organic solvents and tinctorial dusts].
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the balance organ in persons occupationally exposed to organic solvent vapours. The study was performed in a group of 35 workers employed for eight years on average in two departments of the Polifarb S.A. factory of patients and lacquers, Wrocław. The control group consisted of 53 healthy persons. Static and dynamic posturography was used to assess the condition of the balance organ. In the persons exposed static posturography tests revealed statistically significant increase in the field of spread area and extent of sways, and dynamic posturography tests indicated an increased radius. It was shown that posturography ensure an objective assessment of balance disorders and can be applied in the screening of persons exposed to toxic substances. It is also useful in recording functional condition of the balance organ.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Otolaryngologii, Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pośpiech
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Przerwa-Tetmajer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gawron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000187:drug effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012997:Solvents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D012997:Solvents
vernacular_title: Narzad równowagi pracowników narazonych zawodowo na pary rozpuszczalników organicznych i pyły barwnikowe.