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Providing earplugs to young adults at risk encourages protective behaviour in music venues
(Sage Publications, 2014-09)
For some young people, nightclubs and other music venues are a major source of noise exposure arising from a combination of very high noise levels; relatively long attendance duration; and frequent, sustained participation ...
A snapshot of young adults’ noise exposure reveals evidence of ‘Binge Listening’
(2013)
There have been several previous studies into daily noise exposure levels in modern urban communities, which typically report mean noise exposure levels (LAeq) for adults between 73 and 79 dB. In this study, rather than ...
The NOISE (Non-Occupational Incidents Situations and Events) Database: A new research tool
(2013)
This paper describes the development of the NOISE (Non-Occupational Incidents Situations and Events) Database. The NOISE database currently contains 536 separate leisure activities and events, including noise level ...
Changing beliefs about leisure noise: using health promotion models to investigate young people’s engagement with and attitudes toward hearing health.
(2015)
Objective: To investigate factors influencing young people’s motivation to reduce their leisure noise exposure, and protect their hearing health
Design: Questionnaires were conducted online to investigate young people’s ...
Hearing protection for clubbers is music to their ears
(Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2010)
Leisure noise exposure: Participation trends, symptoms of hearing damage, and perception of risk
(2014)
Leisure activities that emit high noise levels have the potential to expose participants to excessive noise exposure, which can result in hearing damage. This study investigated young people’s participation in high-noise ...
Hearing Protection Devices: Use at Work Predicts use at Play
(Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 2015)
Use of hearing protection devices (HPDs) at work is widespread and well researched, but less is
known about HPD usage in high-noise leisure activities. This study investigated 8,144
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Clubbers’ Attitude Toward Earplugs: Better with Use
(Hearing Journal, 2014-04)
While earplugs have been identified as
an effective way for patrons of loud
music venues to mitigate the risks
from noise exposure, such hearing
protectors are rarely worn. Time and experience may
change that, though, ...
A qualitative study of earplug use as a health behaviour: The role of noise injury symptoms, self-efficacy, and an affinity for music
(2010)
The use of earplugs in loud music venues is confined to a small minority who wish to avoid hearing damage from excessive noise exposure. Using the framework of the health belief model (HBM), structured interviews were held ...