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Adolesc Health Med Ther. 2016 Feb 10;7:27-35. doi: 10.2147/AHMT.S74103. eCollection 2016.

Reducing the risk of music-induced hearing loss from overuse of portable listening devices: understanding the problems and establishing strategies for improving awareness in adolescents.

Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics

Cory Df Portnuff

Affiliations

  1. University of Colorado Hearing and Balance Center, University of Colorado Health Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.

PMID: 26929674 PMCID: PMC4754097 DOI: 10.2147/AHMT.S74103

Abstract

Hearing loss from the overuse of portable listening devices (PLDs), such as MP3 players or iPods, is of great concern in the popular media. This review aims to discuss the current state of scientific knowledge about music-induced hearing loss from PLD use. This report evaluates the literature on the risk to hearing from PLD use, the individual and psychological factors that influence PLD usage, and strategies for reducing exposure to music through PLDs. Specific interventions are reviewed, and several recommendations for designing interventions and for individual intervention in clinical practice are presented. Clinical recommendations suggested include the "80-90 rule" and the use of isolator-style earphones to reduce background noise.

Keywords: hearing loss; mp3 player; music; noise-induced hearing loss

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