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Department of Occupational Safety and Health, China Medical University, Taichung 110122, Taiwan
Interests: occupational health; occupational epidemiology; health risk assessment; physical hazards assessment

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Dear Colleagues,

Noise pollution is prevailing in our daily living environments. In addition to exposure to road traffic, railway, and aircraft noise, a greater intensity of noise exposure has been identified in the workplace. Increasing numbers of studies have reported the associations between noise exposure and adverse health outcomes though both the direct and indirect pathways to affect the auditory, sympathetic, endocrine, and immune systems. Challenges remain to be investigated further, including interaction of co-exposure to air pollutants in the atmosphere, the various effects of noise frequency spectrum, and new potential risks of noise pollution.

With this Special Issue, we invite you to submit high-quality original research articles or reviews that provide solid new findings to extend the current knowledge. Both observational studies and experimental/intervention designs are preferred except subjects only involving susceptible participants. All manuscripts will be reviewed by panels of experts in the field, and would be due no later than the end of March 2018.

Prof. Dr. Ta-Yuan Chang
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Air pollutant
Frequency analysis
Health outcome
Interventions
Noise exposure

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Road Traffic Noise, Air Pollutants, and the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in Taichung, Taiwan

by Wei-Ting Yang, Ven-Shing Wang, Li-Te Chang, Kai-Jen Chuang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Chiu-Shong Liu, Bo-Ying Bao and Ta-Yuan Chang

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(8), 1707; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081707 - 09 Aug 2018

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Background: A few studies have investigated the interaction between exposure to road traffic noise, air pollutants, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but their results were inconsistent. This cross-sectional study investigated whether road traffic noise, particulate matter with dynamic diameter less than 10 μm (PM₁₀) and nitrogen dioxides (NO₂) exposure were independently associated with the risk of CVD. Methods: We recruited 663 volunteers who had been living near main roads for more than three years in 2008. Information concerning the subjects’ home addresses was combined with noise measurements at 42 locations and annual average of air pollutants from 2 monitoring stations to estimate individual exposure. Multivariate logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) for diagnosed CVD, adjusting for potential confounders and co-exposure. Results: Only per 5-dBA increase in road traffic noise was significantly associated with elevated risk of CVD (adjusted OR = 2.23, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.26–3.93) in the single-exposure models. Such association was aggravated (adjusted OR = 2.96, 95% CI = 1.41–6.23) after adjustment for total traffic and PM₁₀ or NO₂ in the two-exposure models. Conclusions: Road traffic noise exposure may be associated with the increasing prevalence of CVD. No synergistic association was observed between co-exposure to noise and air pollutants and the risk of CVD. Full article

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Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Diplacusis in Professional Musicians: A Systematic Review

by Arianna Di Stadio, Laura Dipietro, Giampietro Ricci, Antonio Della Volpe, Antonio Minni, Antonio Greco, Marco De Vincentiis and Massimo Ralli

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(10), 2120; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102120 - 26 Sep 2018

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Professional musicians (PMs) are at high risk of developing hearing loss (HL) and other audiological symptoms such as tinnitus, hyperacusis, and diplacusis. The aim of this systematic review is to (A) assess the risk of developing HL and audiological symptoms in PMs and (B) evaluate if different music genres (Pop/Rock Music—PR; Classical Music—CL) expose PMs to different levels of risk of developing such conditions. Forty-one articles including 4618 PMs were included in the study. HL was found in 38.6% PMs; prevalence was significantly higher among PR (63.5%) than CL (32.8%) PMs; HL mainly affected the high frequencies in the 3000-6000 Hz range and was symmetric in 68% PR PMs and in 44.5% CL PMs. Tinnitus was the most common audiological symptom, followed by hyperacusis and diplacusis. Tinnitus was almost equally distributed between PR and CL PMs; diplacusis was more common in CL than in PR PMs, while prevalence of hyperacusis was higher among PR PMs. Our review showed that PR musicians have a higher risk of developing HL compared to CL PMs; exposure to sounds of high frequency and intensity and absence of ear protection may justify these results. Difference in HL symmetry could be explained by the type of instruments used and consequent single-sided exposure. Full article

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