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The study is conducted to understand the presence of hidden hearing loss or hearing loss at the high frequencies and difficulty understanding speech in noise, in dental practitioners who are exposed to occupational noise including the dental noise during practice.

Relationship of Dental noise exposure on cochlear synaptic function among dental practitioners - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/11/060054
Enrollment
205
Registered
2023-11-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Sumaja Surendran Nair
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: No previous or past known hearing problems while screening including otitis media, ear infections, otologic disorders, or hearing loss No neurophysiological, neurological or neuropsychological disorders and no brain trauma No history of frequent exposure to impulsive noise

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with middle ear problems. Pre-existing hearing loss ( sensorineural or conductive pathology )

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
ENHDC – Cumulative noise dose of comparative and experimental groups exposed to noise in a cumulative form for hours per week. ( Recreational and occupational noise) • SAM - % or dB • TFS - HzTimepoint: One time evaluation—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
ENHDC – Cumulative noise dose of comparative and experimental groups exposed to noise in a cumulative form for hours per week. ( Recreational and occupational noise) • SAM - % or dB • TFS - HzTimepoint: One time evaluation—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSumaja Surendran Nair

Manipal University

b.raja@manipal.edu9845547736

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026