Environmental Exposures to Lead, Mercury, and Cadmium and Hearing Loss in Adults and Adolescents: KNHANES 2010 –2012

Conclusions:
The results of the present study suggest that exposure to environmental lead and cadmium in adults and exposure to environmental cadmium in adolescents may play a role in the risk of hearing loss. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP565

Received: 02 January 2016
Revised: 27 May 2016
Accepted: 19 September 2016
Published: 08 June 2017
Address Correspondence to Yoon-Hyeong Choi, 155 Gaetbeol-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea, 21999. Telephone: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP565).
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
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Source: EHP Research - June 8, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research