Risky music listening, permanent tinnitus and depression, anxiety, thoughts about suicide and adverse general health
Vogel I, van de Looij-Jansen PM, Mieloo CL, Burdorf A, de Waart F
PloS one · 27 citations
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
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2014-06-04 · PLoS One · vol. 9 · issue 6 · p. e98912
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Cited
- 46 citations · more than 89% of similar papers · 2.4× the field average
- References
- 36 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics · Noise Effects and Management · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Keywords
- Active listening, Anxiety, Depression (economics), Tinnitus, Mental health, Occupational safety and health, Medicine, Audiology, Psychology, Suicide prevention, Injury prevention, Hearing loss, Poison control, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Environmental health
- MeSH
- humans, tinnitus, health status indicators, prevalence, risk, depression, risk-taking, anxiety, health status, students, music, adolescent, adult, netherlands, female, male, young adult, self report, suicidal ideation
5 authors
From NL
- Ineke Vogel · correspondingErasmus MC; GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond
- Petra M. van de Looij‐JansenGGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond
- Cathelijne L. MielooGGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond
- Alex BurdorfErasmus MC
- Frouwkje de WaartGGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond
Abstract
Objective
To estimate the extent to which exposure to music through earphones or headphones with MP3 players or at discotheques and pop/rock concerts exceeded current occupational safety standards for noise exposure, to examine the extent to which temporary and permanent hearing-related symptoms were reported, and to examine whether the experience of permanent symptoms was associated with adverse perceived general and mental health, symptoms of depression, and thoughts about suicide.
Methods
A total of 943 students in Dutch inner-city senior-secondary vocational schools completed questionnaires about their sociodemographics, music listening behaviors and health. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to examine associations.
Results
About 60% exceeded safety standards for occupational noise exposure; about one third as a result of listening to MP3 players. About 10% of the participants experienced permanent hearing-related symptoms. Temporary hearing symptoms that occurred after using an MP3 player or going to a discotheque or pop/rock concert were associated with exposure to high-volume music. However, compared to participants not experiencing permanent hearing-related symptoms, those experiencing permanent symptoms were less often exposed to high volume music. Furthermore, they reported at least two times more often symptoms of depression, thoughts about suicide and adverse self-assessed general and mental health.
Conclusions
Risky music-listening behaviors continue up to at least the age of 25 years. Permanent hearing-related symptoms are associated with people's health and wellbeing. Participants experiencing such symptoms appeared to have changed their behavior to be less risky. In order to induce behavior change before permanent and irreversible hearing-related symptoms occur, preventive measurements concerning hearing health are needed.
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