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Use of Personal Listening Devices and Knowledge/Attitude for Greater Hearing Conservation in College Students: Data Analysis and Regression Model Based on 1009 Respondents

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  • Sunghwa You

    (Division of Speech Pathology and Audiology, College of Natural Sciences, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea
    Laboratory of Hearing and Technology, Research Institute of Audiology and Speech Pathology, College of Natural Sciences, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea)

  • Chanbeom Kwak

    (Division of Speech Pathology and Audiology, College of Natural Sciences, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea
    Laboratory of Hearing and Technology, Research Institute of Audiology and Speech Pathology, College of Natural Sciences, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea)

  • Woojae Han

    (Division of Speech Pathology and Audiology, College of Natural Sciences, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea
    Laboratory of Hearing and Technology, Research Institute of Audiology and Speech Pathology, College of Natural Sciences, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea)

Abstract

Given the concern regarding increased hearing loss in young people who use personal listening devices (PLDs), the present study analyzes the experience of PLDs among college students to identify their knowledge of and attitude toward hearing conservation. It also explains their relationship between knowledge of hearing loss and attitude-related hearing conservation as a questionnaire response using a regression model. A total of 1009 Korean college students responded to an online questionnaire. As a survey tool, the Personal Listening Device and Hearing Questionnaire was adapted as a Korean version with 78 modified items under 9 categories. Using principal component analysis, specific factors were extracted, and their relationships and paths were confirmed using multiple regression analysis. The results of the knowledge category of the questionnaire indicate that most respondents knew how to maintain healthy hearing and understood the signs of hearing loss. Regardless, many college students habitually use PLDs at high levels in noisy environments; they do not recognize how to prevent hearing loss. Even though they continue their current use pattern for PLDs, they also had a positive attitude toward receiving more information about hearing conservation. According to the regression model, the students’ self-reported hearing deficits were due to the volume rather than the frequent use. Interestingly, knowledge about hearing loss may encourage students to develop a positive attitude toward reasonable restriction of PLD use. When PLD users have detailed knowledge about the hearing loss provided by professionals, we believe that most will avoid serious hearing problems and its risks and maintain a judicious attitude toward their own conservation.

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  • Sunghwa You & Chanbeom Kwak & Woojae Han, 2020. "Use of Personal Listening Devices and Knowledge/Attitude for Greater Hearing Conservation in College Students: Data Analysis and Regression Model Based on 1009 Respondents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-23, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:8:p:2934-:d:349563
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    1. Sunghwa You & Tae Hoon Kong & Woojae Han, 2020. "The Effects of Short-Term and Long-term Hearing Changes on Music Exposure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-16, March.
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    1. Gibbeum Kim & Jihun Shin & Changgeun Song & Woojae Han, 2021. "Analysis of the Actual One-Month Usage of Portable Listening Devices in College Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-11, August.
    2. Nicola Diviani & Shelly Chadha & Malachi Ochieng Arunda & Sara Rubinelli, 2021. "Attitudes towards Safe Listening Measures in Entertainment Venues: Results from an International Survey among Young Venue-Goers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-11, December.
    3. 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.
    4. Junghwa Bahng & Chang Heon Lee, 2020. "Topic Modeling for Analyzing Patients’ Perceptions and Concerns of Hearing Loss on Social Q&A Sites: Incorporating Patients’ Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-14, August.
    5. Fei Chen & Hui Xue & Meng Wang & Zhiling Cai & Shipeng Zhu, 2023. "Hearing Care: Safe Listening Method and System for Personal Listening Devices," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-14, January.
    6. Dahui Wang & Chenhui Li & Yi Wang & Shichang Wang & Shuang Wu & Shiyan Zhang & Liangwen Xu, 2021. "Health Education Intervention on Hearing Health Risk Behaviors in College Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-10, February.

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