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Article

Awareness of Musicians on Ear Protection and Tinnitus: A Preliminary Study

by
Tychicus Dinakaran
1,
Ruth Deborah D.
2,* and
Chitra RejoyThadathil
3
1
Child Development Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
2
Department of Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
3
Dimensions Centre for Child Development, Bangalore, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Audiol. Res. 2018, 8(1), 198; https://doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2018.198
Submission received: 6 October 2017 / Revised: 29 December 2017 / Accepted: 31 December 2017 / Published: 23 May 2018

Abstract

Music induced hearing loss (MIHL) is linked to chronic, extended exposure, and progress at a rate proportionate to exposure conditions. The aim was to document hearing deterioration; awareness of ear protection devices (EPDs); presence of tinnitus, measurement of temporary threshold shift. Thirty-four musicians filled a questionnaire regarding: years of experience, instrument/splayed, hours of music exposure per week with/without amplification, through earphones and speakers, use of EPDs and tinnitus. Hearing screening in five subjects was done before and after one hour and ten minutes of practice session. Among the participants, 8.8% reported hearing deterioration subjectively and 38.2% reported unilateral intermittent tinnitus, 79.4% lacked awareness about EPDs and 21.6 % were aware but never used them. Mean for temporary threshold shift at 500 Hz and 1 KHz was 5dB HL and 10dBHL at 2 KHz. Musicians are at risk for hearing problems, but the awareness on auditory damage is limited, hence conservative measures must be taken for their well being.
Keywords: Musicians; music induced hearing loss; tinnitus; ear protection devices Musicians; music induced hearing loss; tinnitus; ear protection devices

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Dinakaran, T.; Deborah D., R.; RejoyThadathil, C. Awareness of Musicians on Ear Protection and Tinnitus: A Preliminary Study. Audiol. Res. 2018, 8, 198. https://doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2018.198

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Dinakaran T, Deborah D. R, RejoyThadathil C. Awareness of Musicians on Ear Protection and Tinnitus: A Preliminary Study. Audiology Research. 2018; 8(1):198. https://doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2018.198

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Dinakaran, Tychicus, Ruth Deborah D., and Chitra RejoyThadathil. 2018. "Awareness of Musicians on Ear Protection and Tinnitus: A Preliminary Study" Audiology Research 8, no. 1: 198. https://doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2018.198

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