Among those with at least one reported hearing symptom, at least half participated in sporting events, discos/dances, and rock concerts, indicating that these activities may be significant sources of excessive noise exposure for this young population.
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Attitudes toward noise, perceived hearing symptoms, and reported use of hearing protection among college students: Influence of youth culture.
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Except for factor 2 (concentration), there is a decreasing trend in mean scores starting from the age of 20 years though the attitude remains neutral (factors 1 and 4) or antinoise (factor 3).
Percentages of adolescents and young adults who experienced transient tinnitus after visiting discotheques, music concerts, parties, and festivals, or listening to personal music through headphones range from 20% to 85%.[ 4 15 16 17 18 19 ] Although noise exposure during early adulthood may cause reversible temporary or no immediate hearing loss, it may accelerate age-related hearing loss.[ 20 ] Moreover, chronic tinnitus was also reported in the young population.[ 19 ] Leisure noise exposure among young adults (16-25 years of age) has been shown to have a highly significant correlation with NIHL.[ 21 ] Noise exposure prevention is crucial, especially among the young population since impaired hearing is known to adversely affect the quality of life and may lead to psychological consequences such as depression, difficulty in concentrating, and emotional problems.[ 22 ] College students generally comprise young adults who possess unique characteristics related to noise exposure, hearing loss, and hearing protection compared to other young populations.