The association between long working hours and hearing impairment in noise unexposed workers: data from the 5th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES 2010 –2012)

ConclusionsThe association between long working hours and hearing impairment in both low and high frequencies was significant in Korean female workers with a dose-response relationship. Therefore, the law to change the culture of long working hours should be enacted in order to protect the workers ’ health and improve the quality of life in Korean workers.
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research