ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Evaluation of Recreational Noise Exposure and High Frequency Hearing Thresholds of University Students with Normal Hearing Between 125-8,000 Hz
125-8.000 Hz Arasında Normal İşitmesi Olan Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Rekreasyonel Gürültüye Maruziyet Durumlarının ve Yüksek Frekans İşitme Eşiklerinin Değerlendirilmesi
Received Date : 27 Nov 2021
Accepted Date : 22 Feb 2021
Available Online : 23 Mar 2021
Banu MÜJDECİa, Şule KAYAa, Meltem TULĞARa, Kürşad KARAKOÇa, Mustafa KARABULUTa, Banu BAŞa
aAnkara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Odyoloji Bölümü, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2020-80206 - Makale Dili: TR
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2021;29(2):119-26
Copyright © 2020 by Turkey Association of Society of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Objective: Among young students, listening to high-intensity
music with personal listening devices is becoming widespread,
and exposure to high-intensity sounds can cause temporary or permanent
hearing loss. The aim of the study was to evaluate high-frequency
thresholds with respect to recreational noise exposure of university students
and to determine the auditory impact level assessed by participants
themselves. Material and Methods: In this study, 94 university
students aged between 18-25 were included. The students were asked
to answer the questions prepared by the researchers as to recreation
noise exposure and auditory engagament level. Students were divided
into 3 groups according to their exposure to recreational noise. Immitansmetric
evaluation was performed for all students. Pure tone assessment
of air and bone conduction hearing thresholds in the range of
125-8,000 Hz and high frequency hearing thresholds in the range of
9,000-18,000 Hz were measured. Results: There was a significant difference
between the groups in terms of auditory impact score. The
group with exposure to recreational noise for more than 1 hour a day
was found to be the highest auditory impact. There was a significant difference
between the students who were exposed more than 1 hour a day
and the students who were not exposed in terms of auditory impact
score (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the groups
in terms of high-frequency hearing thresholds (p>0.05). Conclusion: It
was found that exposure to recreational noise in university students did
not affect high-frequency hearing thresholds, but the individual's selfassessed
auditory impact level.
Keywords: High frequency audiometry; hearing; threshold; recreational noise; university student
ÖZET
Amaç: Genç öğrenciler arasında, kişisel dinleme cihazlarıyla
yüksek şiddette müzik dinleme yaygınlaşmakta ve yüksek şiddette sese
maruz kalmak geçici veya kalıcı işitme kaybına neden olabilmektedir.
Bu çalışmada, üniversite öğrencilerinin rekreasyonel gürültüye maruziyet
durumlarına göre yüksek frekans işitme eşiklerini değerlendirmek
ve bireylerin kendi değerlendirdiği işitsel etkilenme düzeylerini belirlemek
amaçlandı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya 18-25 yaş aralığında
94 üniversite öğrencisi dâhil edildi. Öğrencilerden, rekreasyonel
gürültüye maruziyet ve işitsel etkilenme düzeyinin değerlendirilmesine
yönelik tarafımızdan hazırlanan soruların yanıtlanması istendi. Öğrenciler
rekreasyonel gürültüye maruziyet durumuna göre 3 gruba ayrıldı.
Tüm öğrencilere immitansmetrik değerlendirme yapıldı ve 125-8.000
Hz aralığında saf ses hava ve kemik yolu işitme eşikleri ile 9.000-
18.000 Hz aralığında yüksek frekans işitme eşikleri belirlendi. Bulgular:
Gruplar arasında işitsel etkilenme puanı açısından anlamlı fark elde
edildi. Günde 1 saatten fazla rekreasyonel gürültüye maruziyeti olan
grupta işitsel etkilenmenin en fazla olduğu saptandı. Günde 1 saatten
fazla maruziyeti olan öğrencilerle maruziyeti olmayan öğrenciler arasında
işitsel etkilenme puanı açısından anlamlı fark saptandı (p<0,05).
Gruplar arasında yüksek frekans işitme eşikleri açısından anlamlı fark
saptanmadı (p>0,05). Sonuç: Üniversite öğrencilerinde rekreasyonel
gürültüye maruziyetin yüksek frekans işitme eşiklerini etkilemediği,
bireyin kendi değerlendirdiği işitsel etkilenme düzeyini etkilediği saptandı.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Yüksek frekans işitme kaybı; gürültü; öğrenciler; işitme eşiği
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