Hearing status amongst medical trainees using personal listening devices: a concern or an overlooked hazard to hearing health?

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q3 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Journal of Laryngology and Otology Pub Date : 2026-08-01 DOI:10.1017/S0022215126104691

Siddharth Manoj, Bikram Choudhury, Swathi Krishna M, Rashmi Hansdah, Vidhu Sharma, Kapil Soni, Amit Goyal

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Abstract

Objectives: Increased use of personal listening devices such as headphones and earphones can lead to noise-induced hearing loss, especially with prolonged use and high volume. This study aimed to assess hearing status among medical trainees and its relationship with unsafe personal listening device usage.

Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted among 177 medical trainees at a medical college in Western Rajasthan. An online questionnaire assessed personal listening device usage patterns, and hearing status was evaluated.

Results: Most preferred in-the-ear personal listening devices (78 per cent) at moderately loud volume (61.6 per cent) for more than 1 hour daily (58.2 per cent). Although 54.2 per cent reported slight hearing loss in at least one ear, no significant association was found between hearing loss and personal listening device type, volume or duration. However, hearing loss was significantly higher in males than females.

Conclusion: Contrary to earlier studies, no significant relationship was observed between personal listening device usage patterns and hearing loss, highlighting the need for larger studies using standardised sound exposure assessments.

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使用个人助听器的医疗学员的听力状况——听力健康的危害值得关注还是被忽视？

目的：增加使用个人听力设备，如耳机和耳机，可导致噪音性听力损失，特别是长时间使用和高音量。本研究旨在评估医学培训生的听力状况及其与不安全个人助听器使用的关系。方法：对西拉贾斯坦邦一所医学院177名医学实习生进行横断面研究。一份在线问卷评估了个人听力设备的使用模式，并评估了听力状况。结果：大多数人（78%）喜欢在中等音量（61.6%）下使用耳内式个人聆听设备，每天使用超过1小时（58.2%）。虽然54.2%的人报告至少有一只耳朵有轻微的听力损失，但听力损失与个人听音设备的类型、音量或持续时间之间没有明显的联系。然而，男性的听力损失明显高于女性。结论：与早期的研究相反，个人助听器使用模式与听力损失之间没有明显的关系，这表明需要进行更大规模的研究，使用标准化的声音暴露评估。

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Journal of Laryngology and Otology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

11.80%

发文量

593

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

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