The role of smoking in hearing loss among young adult males in Basrah

العناوين الأخرى

دور التدخين في فقدان السمع بين الذكور البالغين في البصرة : دراسة تحليلية

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

Muhaybes, Huda Hassan

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

al-Asadi, Jasim Naim
al-Abbasi, Ahmad M.

الجامعة

جامعة البصرة

الكلية

كلية الطب

القسم الأكاديمي

قسم طب المجتمع

دولة الجامعة

العراق

الدرجة العلمية

ماجستير

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2012

الملخص الإنجليزي

The association between cigarette smoking and hearing loss is a controversy as many researchers found an association while other is not.

The main aim of the study was to assess the association between cigarette smoking and hearing loss, and to study the effect of other risk factors on hearing loss among young adult males.

This is a case-control study carried out in Basrah governorate in the audiology unit of Basrah general hospital, for the period from November 1st 2010 to May 1st 2011.

It involves 110 cases with hearing loss who were males aged from 18-45 years.

The cases were compared with 110 control male individuals both groups were grouply matched for age.

This study came into conclusion that cigarette smokers were 2.2 times more likely to develop hearing loss than non- smokers and the intensity of smoking as measured by pack-year smoke is an independent factor for hearing loss The level of education, chronic ear infection, exposure to loud noise and exposure to heavy explosions were significant independent risk factors for hearing loss.

It is recommended to activate the preventive strategies for hearing loss in Iraq, and to increase educational programs to modify the smoking habit in order to decrease its harmful effects.

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الموضوعات

• التدخين
• الشباب
• علم الأمراض
• مسببات الأمراض
• الصمم
• العراق
• البصرة
• الجوانب الصحية

عدد الصفحات

99

قائمة المحتويات

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

BIM-317388