title: [The effect of music in discothèques on hearing ability].
abstract: The risk of hearing loss due to exposure to music in discotheques is discussed on the basis of VDI guideline No 2058, Bl 2. The hypothesis of a relationship was investigated in two empirical studies. In 204 pupils aged 13-19 years, a positive statistical relation of the 4 kHz hearing threshold on the music-hearing habits reported was observed. The difference between the extreme groups of noise exposure was approximately 4 dB (p less than 0.05) on a group average. The evaluation of audiograms of 3133 youths aged 16-20 years applying for a job performed during the medical tests required for employment, showed that those young people with a striking internal ear hearing loss of greater than 30 dB in the area of the C5 depression had spent significantly more time in discotheques than those without striking findings.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene des Bundesgesundheitsamtes Berlin.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Babisch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ising
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry / Q000379:methods; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001604:Berlin; D001844:Bone Conduction; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D010865:Pilot Projects
vernacular_title: Zum Einfluss von Musik in Diskotheken auf die Hörfähigkeit.