MP3 Players and Hearing Loss: Adolescents’ Perceptions of Loud Music and Hearing Conservation

Vogel, Ineke; Brug, Johannes; Hosli, Esther J.; Ploeg, C.P.B. van der; Raat, Hein

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.07.009

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“…This study also agreed with two other studies 6,33 , although adolescents are apparently aware of the risks of exposure to loud music, hearing loss does not seem to be a subject of interest to young people. The lack of interest in hearing loss prevention measures can be due to the fact that hearing loss does not manifest during the first years of exposure to noise.…”

Section: Faria and Mellosupporting

confidence: 92%

“…An interesting part of that study was the fact that most students prefer high volumes, as adults tend to use more moderate volumes. In the Netherlands, another study showed similar results, especially in adolescent men 6 . According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 1.1 billion young people worldwide are at risk of hearing loss due to exposure caused by unsafe use of personal audio devices.…”

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 55%

“…Studies have shown in using headphones, a period of two hours is sufficient for subsequent hearing impairment hearing. It was also found that listening to loud music directly into the ear can damage the sensitive hair cells in the inner ear [2][3][4]6,[28][29][30] .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hearing loss induced by music or by high sound pressure levels (HSPLIHL) has similar characteristics to hearing loss caused by occupational exposure to noise, with slow onset, progressive, irreversible, sensorineural, bilateral hearing loss that initially affects high frequencies and then the other frequencies 2 . Such a loss can develop into a major public health and social problem since a growing number of adolescents and adults have symptoms related to exposure, such as distortion, intolerance to loud sounds, dizziness, earache, difficulty understanding or hearing words, tinnitus, and alterations in auditive thresholds 5,6 . The problem can also cause extra-auditive damage, such as sleep disorders, cardiovascular disorders, stress, fatigue, tension, irritability, inattention, tiredness, nervousness, headache, and arterial hypertension 7,8 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Amplified music with headphones and its implications on hearing health in teens

Herrera¹,

Lacerda²,

Lürdes³

et al. 2016

The International Tinnitus Journal

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Objectives:To analyze the habits and behavior of adolescents exposed to amplified music with headphones and its implications on their hearing health. Methods: One hundred thirty-one high school students, aged 15 to 18 years were given a questionnaire containing closed questions regarding their habits and behavior related to personal stereos use. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study and used the Chi-square test. Results: It was shown that 79% of young people make use of portable music devices, 61.83% have a habit of using them often, 34.35% have long periods of exposure, and 37.40% use them at high volume. In terms of symptoms, present were: difficulty concentrating 63.36%; the need to ask people to repeat what was said 64.12%; the need to increase the TV volume 43.51%; tinnitus 38.93%, excitability 38.93%; and 36.64% of teens say they are somewhat worried about losing their hearing through the use of personal stereos. For the preventive aspects, 90.84% believe that noise is part of society, 80.92% find it important to reduce noise pollution, 51.91% would like to know the influence of the noise/pollution, but 74.81% would not like to participate in projects with questions about hearing health. Conclusion: The youths in this study are making indiscriminate use of personal stereos with headphones, within a population at risk for hearing loss considering its habits. Hearing Health Promotion Programs are recommended for this population.

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Section: Faria and Mellosupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 55%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Amplified music with headphones and its implications on hearing health in teens

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“…Another problem is related to the sound level set by the users. They want to listen to music as loud as possible (Vogel et al, 2008). As a result, sound from the headphones (usually In-The-Ear technology, ITE) may exceed 100-110 dB SPL (Sound Pressure Level).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Loudness Scaling Test Based on Categorical Perception

Kostek

Odya

Suchomski

2016

Archives of Acoustics

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The main goal of this research study is focused on creating a method for loudness scaling based on categorical perception. Its main features, such as: way of testing, calibration procedure for securing reliable results, employing natural test stimuli, etc., are described in the paper and assessed against a procedure that uses 1/2-octave bands of noise (LGOB) for the loudness growth estimation. The Mann-Whitney U-test is employed to check whether the proposed method is statistically equivalent to LGOB. It is shown that loudness functions obtained in both methods are similar in the statistical context. Moreover, the band-filtered musical instrument signals are experienced as more pleasant than the narrow-band noise stimuli and the proposed test is performed in a shorter time. The method proposed may be incorporated into fitting hearing strategies or used for checking individual loudness growth functions and adapting them to the comfort level settings while listening to music.

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