Music listening behavior, health, hearing and otoacoustic emission levels
Marron KH, Sproat B, Ross D, Wagner S, Alessio H
International journal of environmental research and public health · 11 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
- University or hospital
- University of Miami
Based on 1 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2014-07-25 · Int J Environ Res Public Health · vol. 11 · issue 8 · pp. 7592–7607
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 13 citations · more than 91% of similar papers · 3.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 34 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Noise Effects and Management · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Keywords
- Audiology, Active listening, Body mass index, Hearing loss, Medicine, Psychology, Internal medicine, Communication
- MeSH
- humans, hearing loss, noise-induced, ear protective devices, health behavior, noise, health status, otoacoustic emissions, spontaneous, music, adolescent, adult, aged, aged, 80 and over, middle aged, ohio, female, male, mp3-player, young adult
5 authors
From US
- Kathleen Hutchinson Marron · correspondingMiami University
- Brittany Sproat
- Danielle K. RossMiami University
- Sarah Wagner
- Helaine Mary AlessioMiami University
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between hearing levels, otoacoustic emission levels and listening habits related to the use of personal listening devices (PLDs) in adults with varying health-related fitness. Duration of PLD use was estimated and volume level was directly measured. Biomarkers of health-related fitness were co-factored into the analyses. 115 subjects ages 18-84 participated in this study. Subjects were divided into two sub-groups; PLD users and non-PLD users. Both groups completed audiological and health-related fitness tests. Due to the mismatch in the mean age of the PLD user versus the non-PLD user groups, age-adjusted statistics were performed to determine factors that contributed to hearing levels. Age was the most significant predictor of hearing levels across listening and health-related fitness variables. PLD user status did not impact hearing measures, yet PLD users who listened less than 8 hours per week with intensities of less than 80 dBA were found to have better hearing. Other variables found to be associated with hearing levels included: years listening to PLD, number of noise environments and use of ear protection. Finally, a healthy waist-to-hip ratio was a significant predictor of better hearing, while body mass index approached, but did not reach statistical significance.
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