NOISE RELATED HEARING LOSS AMONGST UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF A METROPOLITAN MEDICAL COLLEGE.

Dr Shweta Baviskar; Dr Aniruddha Malgaonkar; Dr Karthikeyan; Dr Amol Khale; Dr Tushar Gori

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

NOISE RELATED HEARING LOSS AMONGST UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF A METROPOLITAN MEDICAL COLLEGE.

Dr Shweta Baviskar, Dr Aniruddha Malgaonkar, Dr Karthikeyan, Dr Amol Khale, Dr Tushar Gori

Abstract :

After Presbycusis, Noise Induced He� Loss (NIHL) is considered the second most common cause of Sensorineural He� Loss. The Undergraduate Medical Students of Metropolitan Medical colleges are more exposed to loud noises in multiple ways and means like location of their residence, hostels, rented rooms or a permanent residences in the same city, exposure to gadgets, mobile phones, speakers, exposure to honking during travel, exposure to loud music and constant use of earphones. Therefore, this study has been conducted on 50 Medical students from various semesters pursuing their under–graduation course in Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa. It was found that many of the student�s audiograms showed a notch at 4000Hz which is suggestive of Noise Induced He� loss.