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Perceived and Actual Personal Listening Device Volumes in College-Age Students: Is Education Enough?

Marchiondo, Kendrah T.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1336115427

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2012, Master of Arts, Miami University, Speech Pathology and Audiology.
The purpose was to determine if personal listening device (PLD) users accurately report volume levels, if volume levels influence pure-tone thresholds, and if participants are aware of PLD potential for hearing damage. Hearing health history, listening habits, level of hearing safety education, pure-tone thresholds, and dB SPL measures of PLD output volumes were collected for 180 participants. A standard ANOVA compared pure-tone thresholds to academic year, PLD usage hours, and dB SPL measures. SPL measures were converted to dB A for NIOSH comparisons. Researchers found that 26 participants listened at harmful levels, increased usage time negatively influenced pure-tone thresholds (hours per week), subjects demonstrated awareness of PLD potential for hearing damage, and PLD users accurately reported volume levels, but did not demonstrate awareness regarding what volumes were harmful. Results imply current hearing health education methods should detail harmful volume levels, and NIOSH standards specific to music listening should be developed.
Kathleen Hutchinson, PhD (Committee Chair)
Helaine Alessio, PhD (Committee Member)
Chip Hahn, AuD (Committee Member)
20 p.
Audiology
noise induced hearing loss; personal listening device; health knowledge; music; NIOSH; safe listening

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  • Marchiondo, K. T. (2012). Perceived and Actual Personal Listening Device Volumes in College-Age Students: Is Education Enough? [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1336115427

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Marchiondo, Kendrah. Perceived and Actual Personal Listening Device Volumes in College-Age Students: Is Education Enough? 2012. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1336115427.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Marchiondo, Kendrah. "Perceived and Actual Personal Listening Device Volumes in College-Age Students: Is Education Enough?" Master's thesis, Miami University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1336115427

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