| Evidence of hearing loss in a 'normally-hearing' college-student population. | |
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PMID: 21288064 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We report pure-tone hearing threshold findings in 56 college students. All subjects reported normal hearing during telephone interviews, yet not all subjects had normal sensitivity as defined by well-accepted criteria. At one or more test frequencies (0.25-8 kHz), 7% of ears had thresholds ≥25 dB HL and 12% had thresholds ≥20 dB HL. The proportion of ears with abnormal findings decreased when three-frequency pure-tone-averages were used. Low-frequency PTA hearing loss was detected in 2.7% of ears and high-frequency PTA hearing loss was detected in 7.1% of ears; however, there was little evidence for 'notched' audiograms. There was a statistically reliable relationship in which personal music player use was correlated with decreased hearing status in male subjects. Routine screening and education regarding hearing loss risk factors are critical as college students do not always self-identify early changes in hearing. Large-scale systematic investigations of college students' hearing status appear to be warranted; the current sample size was not adequate to precisely measure potential contributions of different sound sources to the elevated thresholds measured in some subjects. |
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Authors:
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C G Le Prell; B N Hensley; K C M Campbell; J W Hall; K Guire |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of audiology Volume: 50 Suppl 1 ISSN: 1708-8186 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Audiol Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-02-03 Completed Date: 2011-05-09 Revised Date: 2012-03-07 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140017 Medline TA: Int J Audiol Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: S21-31 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. colleeng@phhp.ufl.edu |
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Acoustic Stimulation Adolescent Adult Analysis of Variance Audiometry, Pure-Tone Auditory Threshold Chi-Square Distribution Female Hearing Loss / diagnosis, epidemiology*, physiopathology Humans MP3-Player Male Music Prevalence Risk Assessment Risk Factors Self Report Sex Factors Students / statistics & numerical data* Universities / statistics & numerical data* Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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U01 DC 008423/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS; U01 DC008423-01A2/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS |
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