Association between hearing loss and trauma based on population data of Korea

Abstract

Background

Although several studies have been conducted to assess the association between hearing loss (HL) and trauma, no studies have analyzed trauma comprehensively based on population-based data.

Objectives

To investigate the association between HL and trauma in daily life using National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort data of Korea.

Materials and methods

People who were registered with severe or mild hearing disability by the Korean government from 2002 to 2015, were included in this study. Trauma was defined as an outpatient visit or admission under diagnostic codes associated with trauma. The risk for trauma was analyzed using multiple logistic regression model.

Results

There were 5,114 subjects in the mild hearing disability group and 1,452 in the severe hearing disability group. The risk for trauma was significantly higher in the mild and severe hearing disability groups than in the control group. The risk was higher in the mild hearing disability group than in the severe hearing disability group.

Conclusions and significance

Individuals with hearing disability are at a higher risk for trauma based on population-based data in Korea, which indicates that HL increases the risk for trauma.

Chinese Abstract

背景：虽然已经进行了几项评估听力损失 (HL) 和创伤之间的关联的研究, 还没有基于人口数据对创伤进行全面分析的研究。

目的：使用韩国国家健康保险服务全国样本队列数据, 调查在日常生活中 HL 与创伤之间的关联。

材料和方法：从 2002 年到 2015 年韩国政府所登记的重度或轻度听力障碍的人, 都被纳入了这项研究。 创伤被定义为根据与创伤相关的诊断代码进行门诊就诊或入院。 使用多元逻辑回归模型分析创伤风险。

结果：轻度听力障碍组有 5,114 名受试者, 重度听力障碍组有 1,452 名受试者。 轻度和重度听力障碍组创伤风险明显高于对照组。 轻度听力障碍组的风险比重度听力障碍组高。

结论和意义：基于韩国人群的数据, 有听力障碍的人面临更高的创伤风险, 这表明 HL 增加了创伤风险。

Keywords:

• Trauma
• injury
• hearing loss
• hearing disability
• population-based study

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Ethical approval

The Institutional Review Board of the National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital approved this study (NHIMC 2021-06-034). Written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Additional information

Funding

This study was supported by a National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital grant [NHIMC 2017-CR-039]. The study used a National Health Insurance Service dataset made available by the National Health Insurance Service of Korea [NHIS-2021-2-194].