MP3 player listening habits of 17 to 23 year old university students

• Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Vol. 128; no. 2; p. 646
• Main Authors: McNeill, Kylie, Keith, Stephen E, Feder, Katya, Konkle, Anne T M, Michaud, David S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Adolescent; Female; Habits; Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - etiology; Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - prevention & control; Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - psychology; Humans; Loudness Perception; Male; MP3-Player; Music; Ontario; Risk Assessment; Risk Reduction Behavior; Students - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Universities; Young Adult; Ontario

This study evaluated the potential risk to hearing associated with the use of portable digital audio players. Twenty-eight university students (12 males, 16 females; aged 17-23) completed a 49-item questionnaire assessing user listening habits and subjective measures of hearing health. Sound level m...