| MP3 player listening habits of 17 to 23 year old university students. | |
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PMID: 20707434 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study evaluated the potential risk to hearing associated with the use of portable digital audio players. Twenty-eight university students (12 males, 16 females; aged 17-23) completed a 49-item questionnaire assessing user listening habits and subjective measures of hearing health. Sound level measurements of participants' self-identified typical and 'worst case' volume levels were taken in different classrooms with background sound levels between 43 and 52 dBA. The median frequency and duration of use was 2 h per day, 6.5 days a week. The median sound levels and interquartile ranges (IQR) at typical and 'worst case' volume settings were 71 dBA (IQR=12) and 79 dBA (IQR=9), respectively. When typical sound levels were considered with self-reported duration of daily use, none of the participants surpassed Leq(8) 85 dBA. On the questionnaire, 19 students reported experiencing at least one symptom of possible noise-induced hearing loss. Significant differences in MP3 user listening patterns were found between respondents who had experienced tinnitus and those who had not. The findings add to a growing body of literature that collectively supports a need for further research investigating MP3 player user listening habits in order to assess their potential risk to hearing health. |
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Authors:
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Kylie McNeill; Stephen E Keith; Katya Feder; Anne T M Konkle; David S Michaud |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Volume: 128 ISSN: 1520-8524 ISO Abbreviation: J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-16 Completed Date: 2011-01-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503051 Medline TA: J Acoust Soc Am Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 646-53 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. |
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Acoustic Stimulation Adolescent Female Habits* Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / etiology*, prevention & control, psychology Humans Loudness Perception MP3-Player* Male Music* Ontario Questionnaires Risk Assessment Risk Reduction Behavior Students / psychology* Time Factors Universities* Young Adult |
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