A Comprehensive Study of Occupational Hazard among Ent Patients in A Tertiary Care Centre

Abstract

Background: Occupational diseases are those where employee or person’s are exposed to physical chemical, biological and social elements which may be hazardous to general health with chronic exposure leading to occupational induced diseases which also includes Ear, Nose, Throat diseases.

Methods: Based on the statistical data available in the institution for the period of two years from January 2024 to December 2025. All ear, nose & throat occupational diseases were analysed with respect to age, gender, aetiology manifestation diagnosis, treatment and follow up.

Results: Total no of cases studied were 90 (nighty cases) male cases were 60 (sixty cases) and female cases were 30 (thirty) with male: female ratio was 2:1, most common manifestation is noise induced high frequency hearing loss in one or both ears, most common age is between 40-50 years.

Conclusion: Most common presentation is higher frequency sensory neural hearing loss especially among road traffic constables, bus drivers and noise producing factories, and second commonest is chronic rhinosinusitis with allergic allergic manifestations especially among miners, working in cement and fertilizer and other chemical industries. Early identification has helped in reducing comorbidity.