The risks of amplified music for disc-jockeys working in nightclubs

Here, we evaluate the risks of amplified music for disc-jockeys (DJs) working in nightclubs. Sound level measurements were performed within the DJ mixing booths. A questionnaire was used to obtain exposure to noise and length of time in the profession. Audiograms and tinnitus pitch matching was also...

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Published inEar and hearing Vol. 30; no. 2; p. 291
Main Authors Potier, Morgan, Hoquet, Caroline, Lloyd, Ruth, Nicolas-Puel, Cécile, Uziel, Alain, Puel, Jean-Luc
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2009
Subjects
Adult
Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Auditory Threshold
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Music
Noise, Occupational
Occupational Diseases - diagnosis
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Otoscopy
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tinnitus - diagnosis
Tinnitus - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Here, we evaluate the risks of amplified music for disc-jockeys (DJs) working in nightclubs. Sound level measurements were performed within the DJ mixing booths. A questionnaire was used to obtain exposure to noise and length of time in the profession. Audiograms and tinnitus pitch matching was also performed. The DJs' audiograms showed the expected noise-induced hearing loss at 6 KHz, but also low frequency losses at 125-500 Hz. Three quarters of them have tinnitus with a frequency corresponding to hearing loss. This study highlights the risk of amplified music on hearing and tinnitus.
ISSN:1538-4667
DOI:10.1097/AUD.0b013e31819769fc