The associated factors of earphone usage on hearing impairment among students aged 14 to 28
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.09.026
- VernacularTitle:耳机使用对14~28岁学生听力损伤的影响因素分析
- Author:
WAN Tingyue, CHEN Junjiang, WU Zhili, WU Yazhou, SONG Qiuyue
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Author Information
1. Military Health Statistics Teaching and Research Office, Department of Military Preventive Healthcare, Army Medical University, Chongqing (400038) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hearing impaired presons;
Tool use behavior;
Regression analysis;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(9):1396-1398
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the relationship between the use of earphone and hearing impairment and its influencing factors among students aged 14-28, so as to provide a reference for appropriate earphone usage and hearing impairment prevention.
Methods:A cross sectional survey was conducted through the questionnaire star platform, and 983 students aged 14 to 28 were recruited across China by snowball sampling during April 3 to May 1, 2022. The χ 2 test was used to identify indicators affecting hearing, the Logistic regression model was used to further selection.
Results:There were 366 students with hearing impairment, accounting for 37.23%. Univariate analysis showed significant differences in hearing impairment by gender, earphone usage duration and volume, wearing during sleep, and replacement frequency ( χ 2=6.03, 6.86, 14.87, 12.22, 11.15, P <0.05). The Logistic regression model analysis showed that girls ( OR=1.43, 95%CI =1.10-1.88), maximum earphone volume ( OR=3.08, 95%CI = 1.56- 6.08), earphone usage for >1.5-3 h each time ( OR=1.44, 95%CI =1.04-1.99), sleep with headphone ( OR= 1.53 , 95%CI = 1.11- 2.11) were positively associated with hearing impairment ( P <0.05), earphone replacement every 4-<6 months ( OR= 0.38, 95%CI =0.17-0.86) and earphone replacement every six months or longer ( OR=0.39, 95%CI =0.18-0.85) were negatively associated with hearing impairment ( P < 0.05 ).
Conclusion:Students aged 14 to 28 earphone usage shows adverse impact on hearing. When using earphone, it is recommended to limit time spent on earphone usage, low the volume of earphone, avoid sleeping with earphone and replace earphone frequently.
