一項臺灣的研究發現：暴露於空氣汙染（CO和NO₂過多）中，會導致感音神經性聽力損失。
該研究使用了臺灣健康保險研究資料庫中的數據，參與者由75767名20歲以上的成年人組成，這些參與人員此前均沒有感音神經性聽力損失的病史。
根據該研究數據統計，在CO水平較高的地方生活的人比在CO水平較低的地方生活的人，具有更高的感音神經性聽力損失風險。
在NO₂水平較高的地方生活的人比在NO₂水平較低的地方生活的人，具有更高的感音神經性聽力損失風險。
這項研究「因暴露於空氣汙染而導致感音神經性聽力損失的風險增加」已發表在《國際環境研究與公共衛生雜誌》上。
原文來源：hear-it
Exposure to air pollution can cause a sensorineural hearing loss, a Taiwanese study finds.
A Taiwanese study has found that exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) can cause a sensorineural hearing loss. The higher the exposure, the greater the risk of a sensorineural hearing loss, according to the study.
The participants in the study were evenly exposed to low-level, mid-level and high-level carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
Higher exposure - greater risk
Participants exposed to high-level CO had a higher risk of sensorineural hearing loss compared to those exposed to low-level CO. Participants exposed to mid-level and high-level of NO2 also had a higher risk of sensorineural hearing loss than those exposed to low-level NO2.
The study used data from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan and consisted of a total of 75,767 participants aged over 20 years with no previous history of sensorineural hearing loss.
The study, 「Increased Risk of Sensorineural Hearing Loss as a Result of Exposure to Air Pollution」, was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Sources: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health