Earphone use and its effect on hearing acuity

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Noise effects on inner ear,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/12/060683
• Lead Sponsor: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research

Brief Summary

Noise-inducedhearing loss as seen in today’s young generation is primarily due tolong-duration exposure to personal listening devices like earphones,headphones, earbuds, and other different types of personal listening devices.With the rise in internet usage, online education as well as online gaming, theuse of personal listening devices has increased fourfold. The exposure to noiseabove 85 dB for a long duration is the most common cause of reduced hearingacuity. Normally the earphones and headphones tend to produce the volume of 78to 136 dB. Hence continuous exposure to such amplitudes may cause hearing lossespecially in adolescents. However the new feature of noise cancellation inearphones and headphones is said to reduce the cases of noise induced hearingloss by decreasing the ambient noises, thus leading to better hearing in lowvolumes even in crowded or noisy places. It is also seen that with continuoususage of earphones there are increased incidences of otomycosis and increasedcerumen production as well. This study aims to establish a relationship betweenhearing loss and affects on health of external auditory canal in earphone usersif any.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-20
• Study Start: 2023-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients between the age group of 15-35 years of age Any gender 2.
• Patients with use of earphones for both professional and personal uses.
• Patients with otomycosis, otalgia,impacted wax ,tinnitus and reduced hearing.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with congenital SNHL, occupational NIHL 2.
• Patients with a known immunodeficiency disorder, hypertension 3.
• Patients with perforation of the tympanic membrane, com, and other causes of hearing loss 4.
• Patients with a granulomatous disorder of temporal bone and vertigo.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
THIS STUDY CONDUCTED BETWEEN THE AGE GROUPS OF 15-35 WILL BE DONE TO COMPARE THE HEARING BETWEEN EARPHONE USERS AND NON USERS AND ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY EAC AND PROPER EAR PHONE USAGE TO PREVENT EARLY HEARING LOSS	BASELINE

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of ENT, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College; 🇮🇳 Wardha, MAHARASHTRA, India

Department of ENT, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

🇮🇳Wardha, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr Ayushi Ghoshmoulic

Principal investigator

9970056865

ayushighoshmoulic345@gmail.com