Noise Exposure and Hearing Protection in Marching Band Students

Authors

Emily Myers, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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Description

Musicians, marching band students in particular, are at risk for Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NlHL) as they are frequently exposed to sound levels ranging from 85-114dB (Dinakaran, & Rejoythadathil, 20 I 8; Jansen et al., 2008; Libbin, 2008). It is recolillilended that those exposed to loud sounds wear ear protection regularly (Audiological Services for Musicians and Music Industry Personell, 2019.; Loud Noise Dangers, n.d.). Musicians are often reluctant to wear hearing protection for various reasons (Jin et al., 2013). Standard earplugs are typically offered to marching band members.

The purpose of this study was to determine how many band members use hearing protection, their concerns about its' use, and whether the type of protection used, standard or custom, impacted wearing time.

Publication Date

2021

Publisher

College of Education and Health Professions Honors Program

City

Fayetteville

Keywords

Research-Based

Disciplines

Communication Sciences and Disorders | Speech and Hearing Science | Speech Pathology and Audiology

Comments

Advisor:

Margie Gilbertson, Ph.D.

Awards: 2nd Place

Citation

Myers, E. (2021). Noise Exposure and Hearing Protection in Marching Band Students. 2021 Honors Symposium. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/coesym21/11