Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017
HEARING LOSS IN HEADPHONE USERS OF YOUNGER AGE GROUP: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF 500 STUDENTS
Dr Sandip M Parmar, Dr Masood A Khan, Dr Meenu Chaudhary, Dr Hamjol S Chakkal, Dr Abhimanyu Sangwan
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Introduction: Approximately, 20–30 million people between the age group of 20 and 69 years have high frequency heå loss due to chronic exposure to loud noise above 90 decibels (dB) which is mainly due to the advent of MP3 players and cell phones, according to the National Institute of Deafness. Studies have shown that most MP3 players today can produce sounds up to 120 dB and that long–term cell phone use to hear music may cause damage in the inner ear. Hence, this study was conducted to create awareness regarding prolonged exposure to loud noise either through an MP3 player or cell phone music. Results and Observations: The study revealed high frequency heå loss in 8% of Group A and 2% in Group B; whereas, in there were no heå impairment in Groups C and D indicating a significant role of prolonged ear phone music as a cause of high frequency heå loss in students. The thin percentage and absence of heå loss in Groups B, C, and D suggests the impact of the duration of exposure also has a role in the pathology. Conclusion: This study proves that the prolonged usage of loud ear phone music is harmful to the ears and heå to ear phone music might cause heå loss.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr Sandip M Parmar, Dr Masood A Khan, Dr Meenu Chaudhary, Dr Hamjol S Chakkal, Dr Abhimanyu Sangwan, HEARING LOSS IN HEADPHONE USERS OF YOUNGER AGE GROUP: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF 500 STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-3 | MARCH‾2017
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Dr Sandip M Parmar, Dr Masood A Khan, Dr Meenu Chaudhary, Dr Hamjol S Chakkal, Dr Abhimanyu Sangwan, HEARING LOSS IN HEADPHONE USERS OF YOUNGER AGE GROUP: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF 500 STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-3 | MARCH‾2017
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