Young people: taking few precautions against hearing loss in discotheques.

This study evaluated adolescents' music-listening risk and protective behaviors in discotheques. While frequently standing close to the loudspeakers, taking few breaks, and hardly using hearing-protection devices, many are at risk of developing permanent hearing loss. Assessing visiting mode may be a first and quick screener to identify adolescents at risk. Copyright 2010 Society for Adolescent Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.