| Trends in listening to personal stereos. | |
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PMID: 19951146 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Long term use of personal stereo players (PSP) is now established as a potential risk to hearing health if exposure levels are not maintained at what are accepted as safe levels. Comparison of PSP user test results indicate that mean listening levels (L(Aeq)) have decreased from 86.1 dB in 2002/03 to 81.3 dB in 2008 and mean exposure levels (L(Aeq,8h)) have decreased from 79.8 dB to 74.7 dB over the same time period, in a user population whose mean age has increased from 23.6 years (SD = 5.7) to 26.0 years (SD = 10.5). This reduction in exposure level of 5 dB also means that the percentage of user population at risk of noise injury and subsequent hearing loss has decreased from 25% to 17% when judged by criterion commonly used for workplace occupational noise exposure standards. |
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Authors:
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W Williams |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of audiology Volume: 48 ISSN: 1708-8186 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Audiol Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-12-02 Completed Date: 2010-02-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140017 Medline TA: Int J Audiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 784-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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National Acoustic Laboratories, Chatswood, NSW, Australia. warwick.williams@nal.gov.au |
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Acoustic Stimulation
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trends Adolescent Adult Age Factors Audiovisual Aids / trends* Australia / epidemiology Ear / injuries Environmental Exposure / analysis Female Hearing Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / epidemiology, etiology* Humans Male Middle Aged Music Risk Factors Sex Factors |
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