TY - JOUR T1 - Noise-induced hearing loss and blood pressure JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 1082 LP - 1084 VL - 120 IS - 9 AU - R. E. Lees AU - J. H. Roberts Y1 - 1979/05/05 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/120/9/1082.abstract N2 - From a group of industrial workers who had a noise-induced hearing loss of at least 30 dB at 4000 Hz 62 were randomly selected after stratification. Controls matched for age and duration of employment were also selected. Resting blood pressures were measured and audiometry was repeated. The findings are presented by age group and for the two groups as a whole. No relation between systolic or diastolic blood pressure and hearing loss was found, and equal proportions of each group had blood pressures exceeding 140/90 mm Hg. Persons with greater hearing loss (more than 60 dB at 4000 Hz) did not have significantly higher blood pressures than their matched controls. ER -