INTRODUCTION: The ear can be damaged by excessive noise levels. Noise can arise from variety of occupational/recreational sources causing tinnitus, hearing loss and hyperacusis. The use of different types of ear phones for entertainment has become very common/fashionable among our youths. OBJECTIVES: This research aims to determine the prevalence of use of ear phones for entertainment and the prevalence of subjective tinnitus in students in an urban university setting; and the relationship between the two. METHODS: This is a descriptive, cross sectional study of students of the college of medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria from January to April 2012. A total of 388 willing participants (203 males, 185 females) were recruited by stratified random sampling from the 14 student hostel blocks. A self administered questionnaire was used. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS version 17.0.1. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The prevalence of earphone use among the students and subjective tinnitus was 95.6% and 20.6% respectively. More than 90% of the ear phone users had duration of ear phone use of duration of 3 to 6 years.
INTRODUCTION: The ear can be damaged by excessive noise levels. Noise can arise from variety of occupational/recreational sources causing tinnitus, hearing loss and hyperacusis. The use of different types of ear phones for entertainment has become very common/fashionable among our youths. OBJECTIVES: This research aims to determine the prevalence of use of ear phones for entertainment and the prevalence of subjective tinnitus in students in an urban university setting; and the relationship between the two. METHODS: This is a descriptive, cross sectional study of students of the college of medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria from January to April 2012. A total of 388 willing participants (203 males, 185 females) were recruited by stratified random sampling from the 14 student hostel blocks. A self administered questionnaire was used. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS version 17.0.1. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The prevalence of earphone use among the students and subjective tinnitus was 95.6% and 20.6% respectively. More than 90% of the ear phone users had duration of ear phone use of duration of 3 to 6 years.
Authors: Dahui Wang; Chenhui Li; Yi Wang; Shichang Wang; Shuang Wu; Shiyan Zhang; Liangwen Xu Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-02-06 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Abdullah Musleh; Salah Saad Alzahrani; Turki Khalid Al Shehri; Saad Mohammed Abdullah Alqahtani; Samar Yahya Ali Yahya; Ahmed Oudah Saeed AlShahrani Journal: ScientificWorldJournal Date: 2020-03-27