Otoacoustic emissions in young adults exposed to drums noise of a college band

ABSTRACT Purpose: to identify cochlear dysfunction and occurrence of tinnitus in young adults exposed to drums noise of a college band. Methods: the sample included 50 subjects: 25 musicians (study group) and 25 non-musicians (control group). The procedures included anamnesis, pure tone audiometry, acoustic impedance and Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions, Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions and Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions Input-Output function. Results: positive correlation between the occurrence of tinnitus and the variables exposure time and use of personal stereos was found. Overall, the study group showed significantly lower Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions, when compared to the control group. In the study group, there was a tendency toward worse response in 6 kHz(f2) in Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in both ears. The Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions Input-Output function did not differ between groups nor did its slope. Conclusion: in general, otoacoustic emissions were worse in noise-exposed young people (study group) when compared to the unexposed (control group), indicating that the test may be important in early identification of cochlear changes.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Silva,Paula Botelho da, Fiorini,Ana Cláudia, Azevedo,Marisa Frasson de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	ABRAMO Associação Brasileira de Motricidade Orofacial 2017
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462017000500645
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