Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Medical Librarianship and Information Sciences, Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Rev Environ Health. 2021 Jul 22;37(4):501-508. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2021-0062. Print 2022 Dec 16.
To investigate whether a possible association of mobile phone use with hearing impairment was conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This is a systematic review and meta-analysis. A comprehensive literature search was carried out based on the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) methodology using PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, OVID, and Cochrane. The Robins-I tool was used for quality assessment and risk of bias. Two investigators independently reviewed all articles. Pooled effect size was calculated and meta-analysis was performed to compute an overall effect size.
Overall, five relevant studies (two cross-sectional and three cohort studies) with 92,978 participants were included in the analysis. The studies were stratified by design, there was no significant association between mobile phone use and hearing impairment in cross-sectional studies (OR=0.94, 95% CI=0.57-1.31) and cohort studies (OR=1.09, 95% CI=0.93-1.25). In addition, the effect estimates did not differ significantly between cross-sectional and cohort studies (Q=0.50, p=0.48). Overall, the pooled odds ratio (OR) of hearing impairment was 1.07 (95% CI: 0.94-1.20), which indicates no significant association between mobile phone use and hearing impairment.
Our findings indicate no association between mobile phone use and hearing impairment. However, these findings must be interpreted with caution.
探讨手机使用与听力损伤之间是否存在关联,为此进行了系统评价和荟萃分析。
这是一项系统评价和荟萃分析。采用 MOOSE(观察性研究荟萃分析)方法,基于 PubMed、Scopus、Web of Science、OVID 和 Cochrane 进行了全面的文献检索。使用 Robins-I 工具进行质量评估和偏倚风险评估。两名研究者独立审查了所有文章。计算汇总效应大小,并进行荟萃分析以计算总体效应大小。
总体而言,纳入了五项相关研究(两项横断面研究和三项队列研究),共有 92978 名参与者。根据设计对研究进行分层,横断面研究(OR=0.94,95%CI=0.57-1.31)和队列研究(OR=1.09,95%CI=0.93-1.25)均未发现手机使用与听力损伤之间存在显著关联。此外,横断面研究和队列研究之间的效应估计值没有显著差异(Q=0.50,p=0.48)。总体而言,听力损伤的汇总优势比(OR)为 1.07(95%CI:0.94-1.20),表明手机使用与听力损伤之间无显著关联。
我们的研究结果表明,手机使用与听力损伤之间无关联。然而,这些发现必须谨慎解释。