scholarly journals Awareness of musicians on ear protection and tinnitus: A preliminary study

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tychicus Dinakaran ◽  
Ruth Deborah D. ◽  
Chitra RejoyThadathil
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Threshold Shift ◽  
Temporary Threshold Shift ◽  
Practice Session ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Protection Devices ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Extended Exposure

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.

Temporary Threshold Shift from a Toy Cap Gun

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne Marshall ◽  
John F. Brandt
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sound Pressure Level ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Pressure Level ◽  
Threshold Shift ◽  
Temporary Threshold Shift ◽  
Fixed Frequency ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Subject

Temporary threshold shift resulting from exposure to one and five toy cap gun pistol shots was investigated using 11 normal-hearing adult subjects and one subject with a noise-induced hearing loss. The subjects fired the cap gun at arm’s length, and absolute thresholds at 4000 Hz were obtained before and after noise exposure by a fixed-frequency Bekesy technique. After exposure to one gunshot, five subjects showed a small TTS, five demonstrated no TTS, and two (including the subject with the hearing loss) exhibited negative TTS. No TTS occurred in any of the subjects after exposure to five shots. It was postulated that the small amount of TTS was due to the unexpectedly low sound pressure level produced by the cap gun and to the contraction of the middle ear muscles in some subjects prior to firing.

Noise

2020 ◽  
pp. 1671-1673
Author(s):  
David Koh ◽  
Tar-Ching Aw
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Threshold Shift ◽  
Temporary Threshold Shift ◽  
Noise Induced Hearing Loss ◽  
Occupational Setting ◽  
Human Ear

Noise can affect hearing in the occupational setting but can have other effects where exposures are non-occupational. For clinical purposes, noise is measured in decibels weighted according to the sensitivity of the human ear (dB(A)). Regardless of source, the effects of overexposure to noise are similar. Initially there is a temporary threshold shift, where reversibility of hearing loss is possible with removal away from further noise. Noise-induced hearing loss occurs following prolonged or intense exposure, with poor prospects for improvement of hearing. The classical audiogram for noise-induced hearing loss shows a 4 kHz dip. Non-auditory effects of prolonged noise exposure include annoyance, sleep disturbance, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, stress, and impaired cognitive performance. Prevention of noise-induced hearing loss is by reducing exposure to noise at source minimizing exposure time, using hearing protection, and participating in surveillance.

Age‐related hearing loss, temporary threshold shift and permanent threshold shift in four strains of mice.

1996 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 2563-2574
Author(s):  
Yea‐Wen Shiau ◽  
Ernest M. Weiler ◽  
Laura Kretschmer ◽  
Angel Dell’aira Ball ◽  
Mary Anne Baker
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Threshold Shift ◽  
Temporary Threshold Shift ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Hearing Loss

scholarly journals The Significance of Time, Place and Traumatic Experience on at-Risk Youths’ View of their Well-Being: A Preliminary Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 2157-2180
Author(s):  
Silvia Exenberger ◽  
Stefanie Reiber
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Allocation Process ◽  
Preliminary Study

Abstract This preliminary study explores the perspectives of at-risk youths from different cultural backgrounds on their well-being. We propose that youths’ “well-being awareness” – i.e. what sources of well-being adolescents spontaneously become aware of when they are asked about – is strongly related to their socio-cultural context, their life experiences, and the time when they reflect about it. This study focused on the meaning of well-being sources, which were constructed by youths from different cultural backgrounds who faced different traumatic life experiences. We developed and applied a theoretical framework to understand youths’ well-being awareness. Focus group discussions were analyzed of 48 male youths aged 12–18 years. They either faced the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 (11 boys from South India), or severe intra-familial conflicts (17 European boys), or were unaccompanied minor refugees (20 boys of Asian and African origin). Youths were asked what makes them happy and sad and about their coping strategies, only followed by questions for clarification. First, the data were analyzed inductively based on grounded theory. Second, the gained well-being descriptions were deductively allocated to the most basic elements of human well-being according to White (2008): material, subjective and relational dimension. Through this allocation process the influence of the socio-cultural context (place), life-experience, and time on the meaning of well-being of each youth group became clear. Well-being should be viewed as a process: on the one hand youths conceptions of well-being are deeply rooted in their culture of origin, on the other hand the importance of well-being and its indicators change depending on youths’ traumatic experience and the time of asking about it.

Protecting Musicians from Hearing Damage: A Review of Evidence-based Research

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-107
Author(s):  
Michael Santucci
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Loss Prevention ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Protection Devices ◽  
Hearing Damage

The great irony of being a musician is that the sound produced—the very essence of the musical experience—represents a long-term health risk to the artist. This overview examines the lack of sufficient evidence-based studies on this at-risk population, which is particularly important in light of the low level of compliance to hearing-loss prevention programs among musicians. The review explores the number of musicians at risk, the five most common types of hearing loss affecting them, and the necessary components of a hearing-loss prevention program, including measurement, education, and acoustic modifications to the work environment. Hearing protection devices designed specifically for performing musicians are explored in depth, including the proper use of spectrum-neutral high-fidelity earplugs with in-ear monitoring systems as tools to control sound levels without detracting from the quality of musical performance.

Noise

2010 ◽  
pp. 1432-1434
Author(s):  
Syed M. Ahmed ◽  
Tar-Ching Aw
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Impulse Noise ◽  
Threshold Shift ◽  
Temporary Threshold Shift ◽  
Noise Induced Hearing Loss ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Human Ear

For clinical purposes, noise is measured in decibels weighted according to the sensitivity of the human ear (dB(A)). Regardless of source, the effects of overexposure to noise are similar. Initially there is a temporary threshold shift, where reversibility of hearing loss is possible with removal away from further noise. Permanent threshold shift occurs following prolonged and/or intense exposure, with poor prospects for improvement of hearing. The classical audiogram for noise-induced hearing loss shows a 4 kHz dip. Prevention is by reducing exposure to noise at source, and in the United Kingdom a limit for exposure has been set at 87 dB(A) averaged over an 8-h day or 140 dB(A) for any instantaneous impulse noise....

Are reports of temporary threshold shift-like symptoms by humans with normal hearing associated with hidden hearing loss?

2017 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
pp. 3814-3814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Brammer ◽  
Gongqiang Yu ◽  
James J. Grady ◽  
Kourosh Parham ◽  
Martin G. Cherniack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Threshold Shift ◽  
Temporary Threshold Shift ◽  
Hidden Hearing Loss
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