Machine Learning Models for the Hearing Impairment Prediction in Workers Exposed to Complex Industrial Noise: A Pilot Study.

Journal: Ear and hearing
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the feasibility of developing machine learning models for the prediction of hearing impairment in humans exposed to complex non-Gaussian industrial noise.

Authors

  • Yanxia Zhao
    Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
  • Jingsong Li
    Research Center for Healthcare Data Science, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, China.
  • Meibian Zhang
    Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
  • Yao Lu
    Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China.
  • Hongwei Xie
    Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
  • Yu Tian
    Key Laboratory of Development and Maternal and Child Diseases of Sichuan Province, Department of Pediatrics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Wei Qiu