Incidence and relative risk of hearing disorders in professional musicians

Hearing disorders have been associated with occupational exposure to music. Musicians may benefit from non-amplified and low-intensity music, but may also have high risks of music-induced hearing loss.To compare the incidence of hearing loss (HL) and its subentities in professional musicians with that in the general population.We performed a historical cohort study among insurants between 19 and 66 years who were employed subject to social...