尼日利亚西北部高等院校学生听力阈值与习惯使用耳机/耳麦之间的相关性

K. Haruna, A.D. Salisu, S. Labaran, M.B. Fufore
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背景:人们一直担心,长时间使用放大声音强度的耳机会导致噪音引起的听力损失。因此,本研究旨在确定尼日利亚西北部高等院校本科生的听阈与习惯使用耳机之间的相关性。研究方法对高等院校本科生中的年轻人进行横断面研究,以评估经常使用耳机的人的听阈。研究获得了伦理许可,并挑选了符合特定标准的参与者。 研究采用多级抽样技术,共招募了 272 名参与者(代表 544 只耳朵)和同等数量的对照组。 他们填写了调查问卷,并接受了耳镜检查和纯音测听(PTA)。耳内有耳垢或异物的受试者在进行纯音测听前已将耳垢或异物取出。数据使用 SPSS 20 版本进行记录和分析。对频率表和变量关系进行了检验,以确定其显著性,P 值设定为小于 0.05。研究结果研究涉及 272 名耳机/耳麦用户(代表 544 只耳朵)和同等数量的年龄和性别匹配的对照组。参与者的年龄在 18 至 33 岁之间,50.4% 为男性。耳机/耳麦使用者和对照组的纯音平均值分别为 11.0 - 43.8dB(平均值为 20.2±6.0)和 10.6 - 43.2dB(平均值为 19.6±4.5)。超过半数的参与者(280 人/544 耳(51.5%))使用耳机/耳麦的时间超过 4 年,其中 222 人/280 耳(79.3%)每天使用耳机/耳麦的时间为 1 - 4 小时。63.2%的使用者首选中等音量的聆听模式。听力阈值与使用耳机的时长呈中度正相关,听力阈值与偏好的响度呈弱正相关(r = 0.290,p < 0.0001),而听力阈值与长期使用之间没有相关性(r = 0.003,p = 0.937)。结论这项研究表明,每天长时间使用耳机或听力水平较高的人往往听阈较低。
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Correlation between Hearing Thresholds and Habitual use of Headphones/Earphones among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Northwestern Nigeria
Background: There has been ongoing concern that prolonged use of headphones/earphones that amplify the sound intensity can lead  to noise induced hearing loss. This study therefore aimed at determining the correlation between hearing thresholds and habitual usage  of headphones/earphones among undergraduates of tertiary institutions in Northwestern Nigeria. Method: A cross-sectional study was  conducted on young adults, who are undergraduate students of tertiary institutions, to assess the hearing thresholds of individuals who  frequently use headphones or earphones. Ethical clearance was obtained, and participants who met specific criteria were selected.  Amultistage sampling technique was used, and 272 participants (representing 544 ears) with equal number of controls were recruited.  They completed questionnaires and underwent otoscopic examination and pure tone audiometry (PTA). Those having wax or foreign  bodies in the ears had it removed before performing PTA. The data was recorded and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Frequency tables and variable relationships were examined to determine significance, which was set at a p-value of <0.05. Result: The study involved 272  users of headphones/earphones (representing 544 ears) and an equal number of age- and sex-matched controls. The participants' ages  ranged between 18 and 33, with 50.4% being male. The pure tone average among the headphones/earphones users and the controls  ranged from 11.0 – 43.8dB, with a mean of 20.2±6.0 and 10.6 – 43.2dB, with a mean of 19.6 ± 4.5, respectively. More than half, 280/544  ears (51.5%) of the participants used headphones/earphones for over 4 years, and of these, 222/280 ears (79.3%) used them for 1 – 4  hours daily. Moderate volume was the preferred listening mode for 63.2% of the users. A moderate positive correlation was observed between hearing thresholds and hours of headphone/earphone use, and a weak positive correlation between hearing thresholds and  preferred level of loudness (r = 0.290, p < 0.0001) while no correlation was found between hearing threshold and long-term use (r = 0.003,  p = 0.937). Conclusion: This study suggests that individuals who use headphones or earphones for prolonged periods of listening hours  daily or at higher listening levels tend to have poorer hearing thresholds. 
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