1987 Volume 1987 Issue Supplement09 Pages 96-106
More than 3000 students were questioned to assess their awareness of danger of auditory damage caused by rock'n roll music.
Male university students were aware of the danger of auditory damage caused. by headphones, high school students knew about the danger of auditory damage associated with rock concerts and female high school students knew about the danger of auditory damage associated with discos.
Headphones were most frequentl y used by male highschool students, and the sound level was higher in male students than in female students. A relationship was found. between the sound level and the incidence of cochlear symptoms after use of headphones.
University students went to rock concerts more frequently than high school students and the more often they went to rock concerts, the higher became the incidence of cochlear symptoms.
University students, especially female students, went to discos more frequently than others. The often they went to discos, the higher became the incidence of cochlear symptoms, which disappeared in 30 minutes.
The total amount of time that the students were exposed to loud music was correlated to the extent of cochlear symptoms. Thus, students must be made more aware of danger of auditory damage caused by loud rock'n roll music.
