The Influence of Different Music Genres on Hearing Performance in Noise
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 63
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The change in hearing performance in noise will be examined with Turkish Hearing in Noise Test after listening to different music genres.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A fast tempo and major mode music improves cognitive performance by triggering a feeling of happiness. This study examines the impact of music on hearing performance, hypothesizing that listening to happy music may improve hearing performance in noise. Sixty-three normal hearing subjects aged between 18 and 35 years old were included. The subjects were randomly assigned to three groups: happy music, sad music, and control groups. The songs composed in minor mode with a tempo of <80 beats per minute were categorized as "sad," while songs composed in major mode with a tempo of >120 beats per minute were categorized as "happy". The Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT) Test and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) were administered before and immediately after playing the music tracks. Repeated measures ANOVA test was run to compare the changes in measurement scores before and after listening to music.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Native Turkish speakers,
- •Aged between 18 and 35 years old with normal hearing thresholds (pure tone average <25 dB),
- •No history of otologic, psychiatric, or neurologic diseases
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Happy music
Intervention: Music listening (Behavioral)
Sad music
Intervention: Music listening (Behavioral)
No music
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The change in hearing performance in noise will be examined with Turkish Hearing in Noise Test after listening to different music genres.
Time Frame: Before and immediately after playing the music tracks.
Turkish Hearing in Noise Test (HINT): The adaptive test protocol was followed through two JBL Control One loudspeakers. The chair was placed at a distance of one meter from the loudspeaker, at a 90° angle to each other and aligned with the participant's ear level in the horizontal plane, as described in the HINT protocol. The evaluation was performed in three conditions: noise front condition (speech and noise 0°), noise right condition (speech 0°, noise 90°), and noise left condition (speech 0°, noise 270°).
Secondary Outcomes
- The change in hearing performance in noise will be examined with Audible Contrast Thresholdafter listening to different music genres.(Before and immediately after playing the music tracks.)
Investigators
Merve MERAL ÇETİNKAYA
Assist. Prof.
Istanbul Aydın University