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Personal Music Players Use and Other Noise Hazards among Children 11 to 12 Years Old

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  • Weronika Swierniak

    (Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 10 Mochnackiego Street, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Elzbieta Gos

    (Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 10 Mochnackiego Street, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Piotr Henryk Skarzynski

    (Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 10 Mochnackiego Street, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland
    Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 8 Kondratowicza Street, 03-242 Warsaw, Poland
    Institute of Sensory Organs, 1 Mokra Street, 05-830 Nadarzyn/Kajetany, Poland)

  • Natalia Czajka

    (Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 10 Mochnackiego Street, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Henryk Skarzynski

    (Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngosurgery, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 10 Mochnackiego Street, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

Exposure to loud music—due to widespread personal music players (PMPs) and noisy leisure activities—are major risk factors for noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) in adolescents. However, there is little evidence of the impact of noise on the hearing of younger children. This study aimed to explore an association between PMP use and hearing, and to identify other sources of noise among children. The study sample consisted of 1032 children aged 11–12 years old. Hearing thresholds were determined from 0.5 to 8 kHz. PMP use and other noise exposures were evaluated using a survey. We found that 82% of the children had a PMP, and 78% were exposed to noise when playing computer games. An audiometric notch was documented in 1.3% of the children. Only 11.5% of the children ever used hearing protection while engaged in noisy activities. We found no convincing evidence of an association between PMP use and hearing thresholds, although our results suggest that tinnitus may be an early sign of NIHL in young children. The study shows a need to provide children, their parents, and educators with knowledge of how to take care of hearing, including how to avoid and minimize noise exposure.

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  • Weronika Swierniak & Elzbieta Gos & Piotr Henryk Skarzynski & Natalia Czajka & Henryk Skarzynski, 2020. "Personal Music Players Use and Other Noise Hazards among Children 11 to 12 Years Old," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-10, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:18:p:6934-:d:417483
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