Educating teenagers about hearing health by training them to educate children

Welch, David; Reddy, Ravi; Hand, Jennifer; Devine, Irina May

doi:10.1080/14992027.2016.1178859

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“…Interventions towards safer hearing behaviour have been shown to be effective in young children [ 47 , 48 ], but in teenagers are less effective [ 47 ] or non-significant [ 49 ]. Effects on teenagers were sustained only when interventions involved them more deeply in the process [ 50 , 51 ]. This is consistent with the power of the influences described here.…”

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Why Do People Like Loud Sound? A Qualitative Study

Welch

Fremaux²

2017

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Many people choose to expose themselves to potentially dangerous sounds such as loud music, either via speakers, personal audio systems, or at clubs. The Conditioning, Adaptation and Acculturation to Loud Music (CAALM) Model has proposed a theoretical basis for this behaviour. To compare the model to data, we interviewed a group of people who were either regular nightclub-goers or who controlled the sound levels in nightclubs (bar managers, musicians, DJs, and sound engineers) about loud sound. Results showed four main themes relating to the enjoyment of loud sound: arousal/excitement, facilitation of socialisation, masking of both external sound and unwanted thoughts, and an emphasis and enhancement of personal identity. Furthermore, an interesting incidental finding was that sound levels appeared to increase gradually over the course of the evening until they plateaued at approximately 97 dBA Leq around midnight. Consideration of the data generated by the analysis revealed a complex of influential factors that support people in wanting exposure to loud sound. Findings were considered in terms of the CAALM Model and could be explained in terms of its principles. From a health promotion perspective, the Social Ecological Model was applied to consider how the themes identified might influence behaviour. They were shown to influence people on multiple levels, providing a powerful system which health promotion approaches struggle to address.

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Why Do People Like Loud Sound? A Qualitative Study

Welch

Fremaux²

2017

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“…For such guidance to be effective, each individual must understand what they are told in order to reconsider their personal habits and accept such information and start to rethink about their habits and change them into healthier ones (29,30) . However, only providing information about the dangers caused by certain choices do not necessarily have any effect on the population.…”

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Utilização de estéreos pessoais por alunos do ensino médio: mensuração da intensidade utilizada e hábitos de uso

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RESUMO Objetivo Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo mensurar em um ambiente ruidoso o nível de pressão sonora dos estéreos pessoais de jovens do ensino médio, levantar suas queixas auditivas e extra-auditivas e seus hábitos de uso. Considerando-se ainda a preocupação com a saúde auditiva e as fontes utilizadas pelos jovens para obtenção de informações sobre o assunto. Método Trata-se de um estudo observacional, descritivo, quantitativo, de delineamento transversal, do qual participaram jovens do ensino médio. Inicialmente foi realizado o exame de emissões otoacústicas evocadas por estímulos transientes, seguido da resolução de um questionário e a mensuração do nível de pressão sonora dos reprodutores de música utilizados em situação ruidosa simulada. Resultados A partir da mensuração dos estéreos pessoais, foram encontradas as intensidades mínima, de 69 dB(A), e máxima, de 93 dB(A). Os resultados mostraram hábitos nocivos à saúde auditiva sendo realizados pelos jovens, tais como tempo de uso (horas, dias e anos) e intensidade utilizada nos estéreos pessoais, assim como sintomas que podem indicar suscetibilidade a perdas auditivas. Observou-se que os jovens, em sua maioria, afirmam preocupar-se com sua audição, no entanto não há mudança de atitude diante dessas situações. Conclusão O hábito do uso do estéreo pessoal é iniciado muito cedo dentro da população escolar e, em muitos casos, esse costume é praticado com o equipamento em intensidades elevadas, o que pode acarretar diversos prejuízos a esses alunos.

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“…of loudness may occur over the life course, with children being less deeply conditioned than teenagers, and not yet acculturated, and thus more open to influence. In research where intervention effects on self-reported behavior in teenagers were sustained, 52,53 interventions were more elaborate, and yet effect sizes could still be improved.…”

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Understanding Why People Enjoy Loud Sound

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Fremaux

2017

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Sounds at levels that can injure the ear are regarded as enjoyable by many people. In many societies, a common form of this behavior is listening to loud music, either via personal audio systems or at music venues. Drawing on theory from the literature around loud sound and emotional responses to music, and combining it with concepts of physiological sound adaptation and classical conditioning, we developed a model of the process that may underlie people's enjoyment of loud sound, particularly loud music in nightclubs. The Conditioning, Adaptation, and Acculturation to Loud Music (CAALM) model proposes that the benefits associated with loud sound, alongside other desirable aspects of nightclubs, provide the unconditioned stimuli. Over time regular clubbers become conditioned to enjoy loud sound in itself. Exposure to loud sound also causes adaptation within the auditory system, so there is both a desire for, and tolerance of, loud sound during leisure time. This sets up an expectation of loud music as a cultural norm, and staff of leisure venues, who are themselves part of that culture, set music levels to meet customer expectations; and a cycle is perpetuated. This theory may be a useful consideration for health promotion and hearing conservation interventions.

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Educating teenagers about hearing health by training them to educate children

Abstract: Providing training to teenagers had benefits beyond the delivery of training to younger children, but improvements in the delivery model may increase the uptake and impact on the teenagers.

Cited by 17 publications

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Why Do People Like Loud Sound? A Qualitative Study

Why Do People Like Loud Sound? A Qualitative Study

Utilização de estéreos pessoais por alunos do ensino médio: mensuração da intensidade utilizada e hábitos de uso

Understanding Why People Enjoy Loud Sound

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