Table THORH01

Work-related audiological disease: estimated number of cases reported by audiological physicians to OSSA and by occupational physicians to OPRA by sex and diagnostic category, 1998 - 2006

Sex	Diagnostic category	Audiologists and Occupational physicians									Audiological physicians (OSSA)									Occupational Pysicians (OPRA)
Sex	Diagnostic category	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006(p)	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006(p)	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006(p)

Male	Sensorineural hearing loss	903	661	509	327	207	411	289	242	250	553	419	269	147	27	183	31	28	14	350	242	240	180	180	228	258	214	236
	Tinnitus	320	229	156	70	15	129	10	21	23	320	229	156	70	15	129	10	7	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	12
	Balance problem	5	13	4	1	1	12	1	-	1	5	13	4	1	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-
	Tympanic disorder	12	14	3	14	-	12	-	13	2	12	2	3	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	12	-	12	-	12	-	12	2
	Other problems	13	14	1	39	-	-	14	1	1	13	2	1	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	12	-	36	-	-	14	-	1
	Total number of diagnoses	1253	931	673	451	223	564	314	277	277	903	665	433	223	43	312	42	37	26	350	266	240	228	180	252	272	240	251
	Total number of individuals (a)	951	700	529	380	210	451	303	267	265	601	434	289	152	30	199	31	29	14	350	266	240	228	180	252	272	238	251

Female	Sensorineural hearing loss	29	53	46	14	12	77	2	37	14	29	17	10	2	-	29	2	25	14	-	36	36	12	12	48	-	12	-
	Tinnitus	16	16	5	2	-	17	1	13	2	16	16	5	2	-	17	1	13	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Balance problem	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Tympanic disorder	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	Other problems	1	1	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
	Total number of diagnoses	46	72	52	16	12	94	18	50	18	46	36	16	4	-	46	3	38	17	-	36	36	12	12	48	15	12	1
	Total number of individuals (a)	31	56	47	15	12	78	18	37	15	31	20	11	3	-	30	3	25	14	-	36	36	12	12	48	15	12	1

All cases (b)	Sensorineural hearing loss	932	714	627	341	219	488	291	315	264	582	436	279	149	27	212	33	53	28	350	278	348	192	192	276	258	262	236
	Tinnitus	336	245	161	72	15	146	11	34	25	336	245	161	72	15	146	11	20	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	13
	Balance problem	5	14	5	1	1	12	1	-	3	5	14	5	1	1	-	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-
	Tympanic disorder	12	15	3	14	-	12	1	13	2	12	3	3	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	12	-	12	-	12	1	12	2
	Other problems	14	15	1	39	-	-	28	1	1	14	3	1	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	12	-	36	-	-	28	-	1
	Total number of diagnoses	1299	1003	797	467	235	658	332	363	295	949	701	449	227	43	358	45	75	43	350	302	348	240	192	300	287	288	252
	Total number of individuals (a)	982	756	648	395	222	529	321	340	280	632	454	300	155	30	229	34	54	28	350	302	348	240	192	300	287	286	252

Notes:

(a) Individuals may have more than one diagnosis.
(b) May not equal males plus females because sex is not recorded for some cases.
''-' means zero.
(p) Provisional data