Assessment of Noise Exposure and Risk of Hearing Loss for Young People in Amusement Arcades.

IF 1.3 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Noise & Health Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-30 DOI:10.4103/nah.nah_59_23
Nengsong Zou, Hongwei Wang, Zhixuan Huang, Qiaochu Wang
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Abstract

Background: Amusement arcades are one of the most popular entertainment venues for young people, but excessive noise levels inside them could harm young people's hearing. The aim of this study is to assess the characteristics and risk of noise exposure for young people in amusement arcades and understand their knowledge of and attitudes towards safe listening.

Methods: In this study, noise measurement was conducted in five large amusement arcades to collect 40 noise samples. At the same time, questionnaires were used in each amusement arcade to investigate young players' social information, subjective perception, and cognition of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).

Results: The level of the noise samples ranged from 83.05 to 89.4 dBA. There are significant differences in noise levels between amusement arcades (P < 0.05), but there is no significant difference in noise levels between different games (P > 0.05). The subjective questionnaire survey shows that 61.9% of young people feel that the sound of video games is noisy or very noisy, but it is worth noting that 63.5% of them do not know or think that noise will not cause hearing loss, and 39.7% of people will choose to do nothing to help them endure the noise in such an environment. For safe listening, young people are more inclined to choose measures to stay in quiet areas and reduce the volume of game devices.

Conclusions: The noise levels in most amusement arcades have exceeded the exposure limits recommended by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA); subjective questionnaires also indicate that internal noise levels may cause hearing loss, and young customers did not know enough about safe listening. For young people's hearing safety, these issues need more attention.

游乐场噪音暴露和青少年听力损失风险评估。
背景:游乐场是最受年轻人欢迎的娱乐场所之一,但游乐场内的噪音过大可能会损害年轻人的听力。本研究旨在评估青少年在游乐场内接触噪声的特点和风险,并了解他们对安全倾听的认识和态度:本研究在五家大型游乐场进行噪音测量,收集了40个噪音样本。方法:本研究在五家大型游乐场进行噪声测量,共采集了40个噪声样本,同时在每家游乐场进行问卷调查,以了解青少年玩家的社会信息、主观感受以及对噪声性听力损失(NIHL)的认知情况:结果:噪声样本的水平在 83.05 至 89.4 dBA 之间。不同游戏厅之间的噪音水平存在明显差异(P < 0.05),但不同游戏之间的噪音水平没有明显差异(P > 0.05)。主观问卷调查显示,61.9%的青少年觉得电子游戏机的声音很吵或非常吵,但值得注意的是,63.5%的人不知道或认为噪音不会导致听力损失,39.7%的人会选择在这样的环境中不采取任何措施来帮助自己忍受噪音。为了安全倾听,年轻人更倾向于选择待在安静的区域和降低游戏设备音量的措施:结论:大多数电玩城的噪音水平已经超过了美国环保署(EPA)建议的暴露限值;主观问卷调查也表明,内部噪音水平可能会导致听力损失,而且年轻顾客对安全倾听的认识不足。为了青少年的听力安全,这些问题需要得到更多关注。
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Noise & Health
Noise & Health AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CiteScore
2.10
自引率
14.30%
发文量
27
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Noise and Health is the only International Journal devoted to research on all aspects of noise and its effects on human health. An inter-disciplinary journal for all professions concerned with auditory and non-auditory effects of occupational, environmental, and leisure noise. It aims to provide a forum for presentation of novel research material on a broad range of topics associated with noise pollution, its control and its detrimental effects on hearing and health. It will cover issues from basic experimental science through clinical evaluation and management, technical aspects of noise reduction systems and solutions to environmental issues relating to social and public health policy.
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