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Therefore, we conducted this nationwide study to evaluate the risk of SSNHL in Taiwanese residents with exposure to air pollution.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We enrolled subjects aged older than 20\u00a0years with no history of SSNHL from 1998 to 2010, and followed up until developing SSNHL, withdrawn from the National Health Insurance program, and the end of the database (2011\/12\/31). The air quality data are managed by Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration. The annual concentrations of PM\n                      <jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub>\n                      , SO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      , CO, NO, and NO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      from 1998 to 2010 were classified into the three levels according to tertiles. We calculated the annual average of pollutants from baseline until the end of the study, and classified into tertiles. The adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) was estimated by using the multivariate Cox proportional hazard model.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      When considered continuous air pollutants concentration, subjects who exposed with higher concentration of CO (aHR\u2009=\u20092.16, 95% CI 1.50\u20133.11), NO (aHR\u2009=\u20091.02, 95% CI 1.01\u20131.03), and NO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      (aHR\u2009=\u20091.02, 95% CI 1.01\u20131.04) developing significant higher risk of SSNHL. When classified air pollutants concentration into low, moderate and high level by tertiles, and selected low level as reference, patients exposed with moderate (aHR\u2009=\u20091.56, 95% CI 1.20\u20132.04) or high level (aHR\u2009=\u20091.33, 95% CI 1.01\u20131.75) of PM\n                      <jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub>\n                      showed significant higher risk of developing SSNHL.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study indicated an increased risk of SSNHL in residents with long-term exposure to air pollution. 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