The music listening preferences and habits of youths in Singapore and its relation to leisure noise-induced hearing loss
Lee GJ, Lim MY, Kuan AY, Teo JH, Tan HG, Low WK
Singapore medical journal · 19 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2014-02-01 · Singapore Med J · vol. 55 · issue 2 · pp. 72–77
- Publisher
- Medknow
- Cited
- 31 citations · more than 67% of similar papers · 0.9× the field average
- References
- 17 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish) · CC-BY-NC-SA
- Research areas
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics · Noise Effects and Management · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Keywords
- Active listening, Medicine, Hearing loss, Audiology, Noise (video), Relation (database), Noise-induced hearing loss, Leisure time, Noise exposure, Communication, Physical therapy, Physical activity, Psychology
- MeSH
- humans, hearing loss, noise-induced, audiometry, risk, habits, noise, students, leisure activities, music, adolescent, singapore, female, male, mp3-player, young adult
6 authors
From SG
- Gary Jek Chong LeeTemasek Polytechnic
- MY LimSingapore General Hospital
- YW KuanTemasek Polytechnic
- HW TeoTemasek Polytechnic
- HG TanTemasek Polytechnic
- WK LowSingapore General Hospital
Abstract
Introduction
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a preventable condition, and much has been done to protect workers from it. However, thus far, little attention has been given to leisure NIHL. The purpose of this study is to determine the possible music listening preferences and habits among young people in Singapore that may put them at risk of developing leisure NIHL.
Methods
In our study, the proportion of participants exposed to > 85 dBA for eight hours a day (time-weighted average) was calculated by taking into account the daily number of hours spent listening to music and by determining the average sound pressure level at which music was listened to.
Results
A total of 1,928 students were recruited from Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore. Of which, 16.4% of participants listened to portable music players with a time-weighted average of > 85 dBA for 8 hours. On average, we found that male students were more likely to listen to music at louder volumes than female students (p < 0.001). We also found that the Malay students in our study listened to louder music than the Chinese students (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
We found that up to one in six young persons in Singapore is at risk of developing leisure NIHL from music delivered via earphones. As additional risks due to exposure to leisure noise from other sources was not taken into account, the extent of the problem of leisure NIHL may be even greater. There is a compelling need for an effective leisure noise prevention program among young people in Singapore.
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