Factors affecting people’s hearing and its contribution to deafness and the inevitable use of hearing aids are being put under the microscope with a new study done by scientists. The Journal of the American Medical Association published a new study that suggested that one in five US teens is exhibiting some form of hearing loss. This number is a 30 percent increase from 15 years ago. Who ever would have thought that teens could suffer hearing damage at such a young age?
The study compared data totaling 4,699 participants between 12-19 between 1998-1994 and 2005-2006. These surveys measured teenagers hearing and found there was an increase in the symptoms of mild to severe hearing loss that jumped from 3.5 percent to 5.3 percent.
Researchers were not able to pinpoint what factors leading to such an increase in hearing loss among our youth, however factors that were considered included participants economic and ethnic background, history of ear infections and noise exposure.
Exposure to loud music and sounds, which are relevant to teens today, were some of the general risk factors of Miami hearing loss. Audiologists at Miami hearing aid centers believe that young people are being exposed to these risks from their daily usage of iPod/MP3 player.
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