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Auditory Profile of Undergraduate University Motorcyclists: Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Hearing Impairment |
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| Creator | Anila Ali, Nazri Che Dom, Roslinah Mohamad Hussain, Subramaniam Karuppannan, Mujid Abdullah |
| Title | Auditory Profile of Undergraduate University Motorcyclists: Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Hearing Impairment |
| Publisher | The Thai Society of Higher Education Institutes on Environment |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | EnvironmentAsia |
| Journal Vol. | 11 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 217-229 |
| Keyword | young motorcyclists, Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA), prevalence of hearing loss, hearing impairment |
| ISSN | 2586-8861 |
| Abstract | Motorcycle riders are exposed to excessive turbulent wind noise levels of around 90 dBA at 50km/h and up to 116 dBA at 193 km/h. Prolonged exposure can lead to hearing loss, which has not been investigated among young riders. A cross-sectional study aimed to examine the prevalence of Hearing Loss (HL) and Hearing Impairment (HI) among unscreened 174 undergraduate University motorcyclists. Information regarding respondents and hearing status was acquired through structured questionnaire and Pure-Tone Audiometry (PTA), respectively. Participation was dominated by male riders (66%), age ranging from 19-24 years. The results showed 100% of HL (94.3% bilateral HL, 5.7% non-bilateral HL) and 58.6% of HI (34.5% bilateral HI, 24% non-bilateral HI). Female riders (66.1%) had a slightly higher prevalence of HI than male riders (33.9%). It was found that hearing impairment conditions (normal, bilateral, and non-bilateral HI) was statistically significant with the distance classification (km covered per day), x2 = (2), 2.10, p = 0.034. The classification of hearing impairment based on World Health Organization, the 57% of the participants had mild HI, 2.3% had moderate HI, 0.6% had severe HI, whereas none were found to be suffering from Profound HI. The prevalence of hearing loss and hearing impairment was significantly higher among young motorcyclists, it emphasis the further in-depth investigation for associated health risks of motorcycling at young age. |
