The risks of amplified music for disc-jockeys working in nightclubs.
OBJECTIVE
Here, we evaluate the risks of amplified music for disc-jockeys (DJs) working in nightclubs.


METHODS
Sound level measurements were performed within the DJ mixing booths. A questionnaire was used to obtain exposure to noise and length of time in the profession. Audiograms and tinnitus pitch matching was also performed.


RESULTS
The DJs' audiograms showed the expected noise-induced hearing loss at 6 KHz, but also low frequency losses at 125-500 Hz. Three quarters of them have tinnitus with a frequency corresponding to hearing loss.


CONCLUSIONS
This study highlights the risk of amplified music on hearing and tinnitus.
Potier
Morgan
M
Unité Inserm 583, INM, Hôpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France.
Hoquet
Caroline
C
Lloyd
Ruth
R
Nicolas-Puel
Cécile
C
Uziel
Alain
A
Puel
Jean-Luc
JL
D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D009623:Noise, Occupational; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D038781:Otoscopy; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult