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Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 18(01): 006-010
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1358584
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Thieme Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Otoneurologic Findings in a Fishermen Population of the State of Santa Catarina: Preliminary Study

Bianca Simone Zeigelboim
1   Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Undergraduate Course and Communication Disorders Graduate Course at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná–UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
2   Laboratory of Otoneurology, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná–UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
,
Thanara Pruner da Silva
3   Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná–UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
,
Hugo Carvalho
2   Laboratory of Otoneurology, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná–UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
4   Department of Speech-Language Pathology, UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
,
Diego Augusto de Brito Malucelli
2   Laboratory of Otoneurology, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná–UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
5   ENT at the Brazilian Red Cross Hospital, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
,
Claudia Giglio de Oliveira Gonçalves
1   Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Undergraduate Course and Communication Disorders Graduate Course at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná–UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
,
Evelyn Joyce Albizu
6   Fundação Jorge Duprat Figueiredo de Segurança e Medicina do Trabalho do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (Ministry of Labor and Employment) - FUNDACENTRO/PR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
,
Paulo Breno Noronha Liberalesso
2   Laboratory of Otoneurology, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná–UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
7   Neurologist at the Pequeno Principe Hospital and the Digital EEG Laboratory at the Brazilian Red Cross Hospital, Curitiba, PR Brazil
,
Adriana Bender Moreira de Lacerda
1   Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Undergraduate Course and Communication Disorders Graduate Course at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná–UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
8   Department of Communication Disorders from the University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
,
Gerusa Lopes Barilari
2   Laboratory of Otoneurology, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná–UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
4   Department of Speech-Language Pathology, UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Abstract

Introduction Fishing, one of the oldest productive activities, is an important sector of the national and world economy.

Aim To evaluate the vestibular behavior in a population of fishermen.

Methods In a retrospective and cross-sectional study, 13 fishermen (mean 45.0), between 33 and 62 years of age, were submitted to anamnesis, otorhinolaryngological evaluation, and vestibular exam through the vector electronystagmography.

Results The most evident otoneurologic symptoms were hearing loss (76.9%), tinnitus (61.7%), dizziness (46.1%), and headache (46.1%). The most evident clinical symptoms were fatigue (46.1%), depression (23.0%), anxiety (15.3%), insomnia (7.7%), and agitation during sleep (7.7%). There were alterations in the vestibular exam in 5 fishermen (38.5%) discovered in the caloric test. There was a prevalence of alteration in the peripheral vestibular system. There was a major frequency of the peripheral vestibular irritative syndrome.

Conclusion The otoneurologic complaints were frequent in the population studied to verify the importance of allowing labyrinth exams and the need for adopting preventive measures relating to noise exposure as well as carbon monoxide exposure, because they can cause and/or enhance various manifestations of labyrinthine vestibular impairment that can affect the quality of life of these workers.

Keywords

dizziness - vestibular function tests - electronystagmography - chemical compounds - occupational health
 

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